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Weiner, S.M., Krenn, V., Koelbel, C. et al. Echinococcus multilocularis infection and TNF inhibitor treatment in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Int 31, 1399–1400 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-010-1570-7
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