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Pneumocystis jirovecii infection: an emerging threat to patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Accompanying the increased use of biologic and non-biologic antirheumatic agents, patients with RA have been exposed to an increased risk of Pneumocystis jirovecii infection, which causes acute fulminant P. jirovecii pneumonia (PCP). Mortality in this population is higher than in HIV-infected indivi...

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Autores principales: Mori, Shunsuke, Sugimoto, Mineharu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3510430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23001613
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kes244