Case report of relapsing COVID-19 infection in a patient with multiple sclerosis treated with ocrelizumab

Czech version

Authors: J. Pazderková ¹; H. Bartoš ^1,2; P. Dlouhý ¹; M. Vachová ^3,4
Authors‘ workplace: Infekční oddělení, Masarykova nemocnice, Krajská zdravotní a. s., Ústí nad Labem ¹; 3. LF UK, Praha ²; RS centrum, Neurologické oddělení, Nemocnice Teplice, Krajská zdravotní a. s., Teplice ³; 1. LF UK, Praha ⁴
Published in: Cesk Slov Neurol N 2021; 84/117(1): 92-94
Category: Letter to Editor
doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/cccsnn202192

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