Do you routinely recommend PJP prophylaxis for patients with GCA receiving high-dose steroids?
If so, what steroid dose and duration would prompt you to initiate prophylaxis?
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Rheumatology · Massachusetts General Hospital
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This is an important question with considerable practice variation in our field. I do not routinely use PJP ppx in GCA because the data suggest that the risk of PJP is relatively low. A recent claims data analysis in over 1,000 patients with GCA did not identify any cases of PJP and a systematic rev...
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