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Breakthrough cytomegalovirus pneumonia in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient on letermovir prophylaxis

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Medical College, Valhalla, USA

    Bettina M. Knoll

  2. Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, USA

    Karen Seiter

  3. Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA

    Adrienne Phillips

  4. Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA

    Rosemary Soave

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Knoll, B.M., Seiter, K., Phillips, A. et al. Breakthrough cytomegalovirus pneumonia in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient on letermovir prophylaxis. Bone Marrow Transplant 54, 911–912 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-018-0389-9

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