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Ramos, A., Asensio, A., Perales, I. et al. Prolonged Paradoxical Reaction of Tuberculosis in an HIV-Infected Patient after Initiation of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 22, 374–376 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-003-0940-4
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