Should SARS CoV-2 Infection be Considered an Independent Risk Factor
for Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia? Emerging Data after Two Years of
Pandemic from a Single Center Experience

Antonio   Riccardo   Buonomo; Giulio      Viceconte; Biagio      Pinchera; Riccardo      Scotto; Emanuela      Zappulo; Maria      Foggia; Ivan      Gentile

doi:10.2174/1574887117666220511123826

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