Pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii) pneumonia after initiation of infliximab and azathioprine therapy in a patient with Crohn's disease
β Scribed by Mimouna Seddik; Hugues Melliez; David Seguy; Nathalie Viget; Antoine Cortot; Jean Frederic Colombel
- Book ID
- 110087223
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 237 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-0998
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