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Case Reports
. 1995 Mar;21(3):261-3.
doi: 10.1007/BF01701485.

Surfactant adjunctive therapy for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonitis in an infant with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

A J Slater  1 , S H Nichani, D Macrae, K A Wilkinson, V Novelli, R C Tasker
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Surfactant adjunctive therapy for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonitis in an infant with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

A J Slater et al. Intensive Care Med. 1995 Mar.

Abstract

We report successful treatment of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with artificial surfactant (40mg/kg, Colfosceril Palmitate, ‘Exosurf’, Wellcome) in an infant with severePneumocystis carinii pneumonitis.

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