Late-onset Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia post-fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab: implications for prophylaxis.

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Published in Eur J Haematol on June 15, 2013

Authors

Gabrielle M Haeusler1, Monica A Slavin, John F Seymour, Senthil Lingaratnam, Benjamin W Teh, Constantine S Tam, Karin A Thursky, Leon J Worth

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Vic, Australia. haeusler@petermac.org

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