Possible role of anti-TNF monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of Mycobacterium marinum infection.
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Johan M. Lorenzen, Robert Krämer, Matthias Meier, Thomas Werfel, Katja Wichmann, Marius M. Hoeper, Gabriela Riemekasten, Mike O. Becker, Hermann Haller and Torsten Witte Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Dermatology, Allergology and Venerology, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Hanover Medical School, Hanover, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology and German Rheumatology Research Centre, Charité University Hospital, Berlin and Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Hanover Medical School, Hanover, Germany. Accepted 14 June 2010 Correspondence to: Johan M. Lorenzen, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hanover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hanover, Germany. E-mail: [email protected]
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Rheumatology
دوره 49 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010