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Lymphocyte surge as a marker for immunorestitution disease due to Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in HIV-negative immunosuppressed hosts

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We are most grateful to A.W.N. Lin for retrieving the medical records of the patients reported here.

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  1. A. K. L. Wu

    Present address: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China

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  1. Division of Infectious Diseases, Centre of Infection, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China

    V. C. C. Cheng, I. F. N. Hung, B. S. F. Tang & K. Y. Yuen

  2. Department of Medicine, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China

    C. M. Chu

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Cheng, V.C.C., Hung, I.F.N., Wu, A.K.L. et al. Lymphocyte surge as a marker for immunorestitution disease due to Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in HIV-negative immunosuppressed hosts. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 23, 512–514 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-004-1140-6

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