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CASE REPORT

Rapidly aggravated Mycobacterium avium infection in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with infliximab

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Pages 62-64 | Received 02 Apr 2004, Accepted 15 Oct 2004, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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