Pneumonitis caused by Legionello pneumoniae in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with anti-TNF-α therapy (Infliximab)

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Gobbi, FL
Benucci, M
Del Rosso, A
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[1] Nuovo Osped S Giovanni Dio, Rheumatol Sect, Florence, Italy
[2] Univ Florence, Dept Internal Med, Div Rheumatol, Florence, Italy
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10.1097/01.rhu.0000158527.20518.30
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