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. 2025 Apr 1;64(4):2303-2305.
doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keae703.

Protracted COVID-19 pneumonia in B-cell-depleted patients

Orhan Efe  1   2   3 , Gabriel Sauvage  1 , James Chung  1 , Anushya Jeyabalan  1   2   3 , Ayman Al Jurdi  1   2   3 , Harish S Seethapathy  1   2   3 , Karen A Laliberte  1 , John L Niles  1   2   3
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Protracted COVID-19 pneumonia in B-cell-depleted patients

Orhan Efe et al. Rheumatology (Oxford). .
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