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Linezolid in the treatment of multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in paediatric patients: Experience of a paediatric infectious diseases unit

Paula KjöllerströmDepartment of Paediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Lisbon, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maria João BritoDepartment of Paediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Lisbon, Portugal
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Catarina GouveiaDepartment of Paediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Lisbon, Portugal
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Gonçalo FerreiraDepartment of Paediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Lisbon, Portugal
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Luís VarandasDepartment of Paediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Lisbon, Portugal
Pages 556-559 | Received 14 Feb 2011, Accepted 16 Feb 2011, Published online: 10 Mar 2011

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