Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 300-303 , July 2007

Q Fever Community-Acquired Pneumonia in a Patient With Crohn’s Disease on Immunosuppressive Therapy

  • Sara Nausheen, MD
    • ,
  • Burke A. Cunha, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Burke A. Cunha, MD, Chief, Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, 222 Station Plaza North Suite 432, Mineola, NY 11501.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.02.010

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 300-303 , July 2007

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