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Letters to the Editor

Incidence of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) in patients receiving BTK inhibitors who did not receive PJP prophylaxis

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Pages 2016-2018 | Received 21 Feb 2022, Accepted 10 Mar 2022, Published online: 27 Mar 2022

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