Instructive Case
A warning about tuberculosis
John Whitehall,
Corresponding Author
John Whitehall
Paediatrics, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Correspondence: Prof. John Whitehall, Paediatrics, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797 Penrith South DC, Sydney, NSW 1797, Australia. Fax: 02 46 20 3891; email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Julia Sgarlata,
Julia Sgarlata
Paediatrics, Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Matthew Edwards,
Matthew Edwards
Paediatrics, Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Geoffery Bent,
Geoffery Bent
Paediatrics, Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Catherine Allgood,
Catherine Allgood
Paediatrics, Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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John Whitehall,
Corresponding Author
John Whitehall
Paediatrics, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Correspondence: Prof. John Whitehall, Paediatrics, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797 Penrith South DC, Sydney, NSW 1797, Australia. Fax: 02 46 20 3891; email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Julia Sgarlata,
Julia Sgarlata
Paediatrics, Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Matthew Edwards,
Matthew Edwards
Paediatrics, Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Geoffery Bent,
Geoffery Bent
Paediatrics, Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Catherine Allgood,
Catherine Allgood
Paediatrics, Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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First published: 03 June 2015
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