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Early use of corticosteroids in infants with a clinical diagnosis of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in Malawi: a double-blind, randomised clinical trial

Laura NewberryCollege of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi;Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, MalawiCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bernadette O’HareCollege of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi;Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi;Global Health Implementation Group, University of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
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Neil KennedyCollege of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi;Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi;Department of Paediatrics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Andrew SelmanCollege of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi;Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi
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Sofia OmarCollege of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi;Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi
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Pamela DawsonCollege of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi;Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi
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Kim StevensonCollege of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi;Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi
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Yo NishiharaCollege of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi;Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi
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Samantha LissauerCollege of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi;Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi
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Elizabeth MolyneuxCollege of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi;Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi
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Pages 121-128 | Received 10 May 2016, Accepted 31 Oct 2016, Published online: 01 Feb 2017

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