Severe pneumonia by aciclovir-resistant varicella-zoster virus during etanercept therapy
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Severe varicella-zoster virus pneumonia: a multicenter cohort study
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1462-0324,1462-0332
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq110