Pneumonia in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Journal Title: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine - Year 2019, Vol 70, Issue 0
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical characteristics of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) between patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) being treated with biologics and those being treated without biologics.
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