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Editorial
. 2015 Nov 1;212(9):1348-50.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv236. Epub 2015 Jun 3.

Opportunistic Infections and Mortality: Still Room for Improvement

Henry Masur  1 , Sarah W Read  2
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Editorial

Opportunistic Infections and Mortality: Still Room for Improvement

Henry Masur et al. J Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: HIV; life expectancy; mortality; opportunistic infections; pneumocystis pneumonia.

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