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Asymptomatic carriage of Pneumocystis jiroveci in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Japan: a possible association between colonization and development of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia during low-dose MTX therapy

Shunsuke MoriClinical Research Center for Rheumatic Disease and Department of Rheumatology, Kumamoto Saishunsou National Hospital, 2659 Suya, Kohshi, Kumamoto 861-1196, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Isamu ChoClinical Research Center for Rheumatic Disease and Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kumamoto Saishunsou National Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
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Hidenori IchiyasuDivision of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kumamoto Saishunsou National Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
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Mineharu SugimotoDivision of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kumamoto Saishunsou National Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
Pages 240-246 | Received 18 Sep 2007, Accepted 26 Nov 2007, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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