Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in B-cell lymphoma patients treated with the rituximab-CHOEP-14 regimen
We report six cases of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) verified by immunoflourescence/polymerase chain reaction of bronchoalveolar fluid among 46 lymphoma patients (13%) who received rituximab-CHOEP-14 at our institution. PCP prophylaxis should be standard management for this group of patient...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ferrata Storti Foundation
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Haematologica |
| Online Access: | https://haematologica.org/article/view/4296 |