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HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS IN PNEUMOCYSTIS INFECTION [PDF]
Pneumocystis remains the most common opportunistic infection in patients with HIV/AIDS and can cause a life-threatening fulminant pneumonia. Pneumocystis pneumonia is re-emerging in the HIV-negative population, as immunosuppressive medications have ...
Eddens, Taylor
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Background:When Pneumocystis DNA is recovered from respiratory specimens of patients without Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), patients are said to be colonised with Pneumocystis, although the significance of this state is unknown. Understanding risk factors
Welsh, D A +10 more
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Background Pneumocystis pneumonia is a common opportunistic disease in AIDS patients. The alveolar macrophage is an important effector cell in the clearance of Pneumocystis organisms by phagocytosis.
Liao Chung-Ping +7 more
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The molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in children using nasopharyngeal aspirate samples
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is an important opportunistic infection caused by thefungus Pneumocystis jirovecii. The incidence of PCP in sub-Saharan Africa is on theincrease.
Samuel, Catherine Mary
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Background Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is one of the most common HIV-related opportunistic infections. The diagnosis of PCP is based on analyses from respiratory tract specimens which may require the invasive procedure of a diagnostic ...
Helena Hammarström +6 more
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Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá atypickým mikroorganismem Pneumocystis jirovecii, způsobující pneumonie u pacientů s oslabeným imunitním systémem. Věnuje se její charakteristice, onemocnění, laboratorní diagnostice a léčbě.
Nováková, Lenka
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Jose G Castro1, Maya Morrison-Bryant21Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA; 2Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, Miami, Florida, USAAbstract:
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Pneumocystis diversity as a phylogeographic tool
Parasites are increasingly used to complement the evolutionary and ecological adaptation history of their hosts. Pneumocystis pathogenic fungi, which are transmitted from host-to-host via an airborne route, have been shown to constitute genuine host ...
Aliouat, EM +10 more
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Pneumocystis jirovecii in General Population
The possible presence of Pneumocystis among healthy adults was examined by detecting Pneumocystis jirovecii–specific DNA in prospectively obtained oropharyngeal wash samples from 50 persons without underlying lung disease or immunosuppression ...
Francisco J. Medrano +8 more
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Statistics in Medicine, Volume 45, Issue 15-17, July 2026.
Thomas R. Fleming +6 more
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