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Real time assay of Aspergillus should be used in SARS patients receiving corticosteroids

EDITOR—No consensus currently exists on treatment of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Wong et al reported that all patients with SARS received broad spectrum antibiotics and a combination of ribavirin and prednisolone.1 Intravenous methylprednisolone at high dosage was used in patients with respiratory distress or progressive …

J. Verhoef | Ya Ping Wu | Y. P. Wu | R. Wei

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