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Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Patients Treated for Solid Organ Malignancy

Ian Jackson, Raul Isern, Stephanie Jesina, Manasa Velagapudi and William Pruett
Ochsner Journal September 2024, 24 (3) 225-228; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.24.0024
Ian Jackson
1Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
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Raul Isern
2Division of Infectious Diseases, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
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Stephanie Jesina
3Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
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Manasa Velagapudi
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William Pruett
1Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
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