Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in two patients with systemic lupus erythematosus after rituximab therapy

New cases of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) have recently been reported in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) after rituximab therapy. Several factors may contribute to susceptibility to P. jirovecii infection in this type of patients, including the immunological characteristic...

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Autores:

Betancurt, J. F.
Tobón, Gabriel Jaime
Pineda, Juan Carlos
Cañas Dávila, Carlos Alberto
Bonilla Abadía, Fabio
Vélez, Juan Diego

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2014

Institución:

Universidad ICESI

Repositorio:

Repositorio ICESI

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:repository.icesi.edu.co:10906/81239

Acceso en línea:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24402739
http://hdl.handle.net/10906/81239
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10067-013-2475-0

Palabra clave:

Ciencias socio biomédicas
Pneumocystis jiroveci
Medical sciences
Lupus eritematoso sistémico

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openAccess

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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/