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Do you recommend prescribing Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis for a patient with membranous glomerulonephritis on rituximab?
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Nephrology · Johns Hopkins University
In general, I don't use Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis (PJP PPx) for patients with membranous nephropathy (MN) who have only received rituximab (RTX), unless they have also received high-dose glucocorticoids (GC) or cyclophosphamide (CYC). I usually give PJP PPx when patients receive h...