Legionnaires' disease in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 76-78

  Chang, C C ^a   Chung, C L ^a   Huang, C L ^a   Wang, F C ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adult respiratory distress syndrome; Legionella pneumophila; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; AUROTHIOMALATE; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DICLOFENAC; ERYTHROMYCIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLAMINE; PIROXICAM; PREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROTYPE;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 0035048509     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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