Anti TNF alpha therapy - A risk factor for legionella infection [2];Traitement par anti-TNF alpha: Un risque accru de légionellose

Revue des Maladies Respiratoires

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1159-1160

  Lagier, J C ^a   Andriamanantena, D ^a   Damiano, J ^a   Dot, J M ^a   Chaudier, B ^a   Margery, J ^a,b  

^a Hopital d'Instruction des Armees Legouest   (France)

^b PERCY MILITARY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; ETANERCEPT; HEMOGLOBIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHOTREXATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

ADULT; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; PANCYTOPENIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEGIONELLOSIS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; RISK FACTORS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 37349011274     PISSN: 07618425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0761-8425(07)74271-7     Document Type: Letter

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