Visceral leishmaniasis among immunosuppressed patients with rheumatic diseases

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 590-591

  Erre, G L ^a   Mesina, P ^b   Tonelli, N ^a   Passiu, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b SAN FRANCESCO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

AGED; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; METHOTREXATE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79952054589     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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