| Literature DB >> 15198192 |
Marielle J Wondergem1, Alexandre E Voskuyl, Michiel A van Agtmael.
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We report a patient with Legionella pneumophila pneumonia after infliximab therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Arguments are discussed for an emerging incidence of infections with intracellular microorganisms, granulomatous and non-granulomatous, in patients having received anti-TNFalpha therapy. These discussions consist of clinical and epidemiological data, experimental data in animals, theoretical evidence, and we provide a possible pathogenetic mechanism.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15198192 DOI： 10.1080/00365540410019598
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Scand J Infect Dis ISSN： 0036-5548