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Enf Infec Microbiol 1999; 19 (4)

Management decisions regarding community-acquired pneumonia
Advances in antimicrobial therapy of community-acquired pneumonia
Prophylaxis with weekly versus daily fluconazol for fungal infectious in patients with AIDS
Editorial response: Antifung

Marri TJ, Mandell LA, Havlir DV, Dubé MP, McCutchan JA, Mylonakis E, Flanigan TP, Saag MS, Cloud GA, Graybill JR, Larsen RA, Sirinavin S, Garner P, Reijers MH, Weverling GJ, Jurriaans S

Language: Spanish
References: 127
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