Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in B-cell lymphoma patients treated with the rituximab-CHOEP-14 regimen
oleh: Arne Kolstad, Harald Holte, Alexander Fosså, Grete Fossum Lauritzsen, Peter Gaustad, Dag Torfoss
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Ferrata Storti Foundation 2007-01-01 |
Deskripsi
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 patients and also considered for patients treated with rituximab-CHOP-14, CHOP-14 or CHOEP-14.