Risk factors for cryptococcal infection among patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving different immunosuppressive medications
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1198-743X
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.05.030