Determining Risk Factors for Infection with Influenza A (H5N1)
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Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 13, No. 6, June 2007 955 risk for fungal infection related to low doses of steroids is minimal. Active surveillance, as well as analysis of associated risk factors, is required to detect concurrence of severe opportunistic infections in patients treated with TNF antagonists and to identify patients who could benefi t from these therapies with fewer risks.
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دوره 13 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2007