Infectious Pneumonia and Lower Airway Microorganisms in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

The relationship between microorganisms present in the lower respiratory tract and the subsequent incidence of pneumonia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is unclear. A retrospective cohort study was designed to include a total of 121 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who underwent bronchoscopy...

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Main Authors: Shuhei Ideguchi, Kazuko Yamamoto, Masahiro Tahara, Tomohiro Koga, Shotaro Ide, Tatsuro Hirayama, Takahiro Takazono, Yoshifumi Imamura, Taiga Miyazaki, Noriho Sakamoto, Shimpei Morimoto, Koichi Izumikawa, Katsunori Yanagihara, Kazuto Ashizawa, Takatoshi Aoki, Atsushi Kawakami, Kazuhiro Yatera, Hiroshi Mukae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/16/3552