Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia with pleurisy, platypnoea and orthodeoxia.
We present a patient who collapsed with chest pain and dyspnoea on a transatlantic flight. She was found to have Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Newton, Paul +4 more
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PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII pneumonia is the most JL common opportunistic infection associated with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In approximately 60 to 65 percent of patients with AIDS, it is the AIDS-defining diagnosis; another 20 percent of ...
Gagnon, Suzanne +11 more
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Single-Center Retrospective Analysis of Prophylaxis and Treatment of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in Patients with Renal Dysfunction After Renal Transplantation. [PDF]
Pan J +8 more
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Effectiveness and tolerability of intravenous pentamidine for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia prophylaxis in adult hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: a retrospective study. [PDF]
Awad WB, Asaad A, Al-Yasein N, Najjar R.
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Domiciliary Nebulized Pentamidine for Secondary Prophylaxis against Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia
The viability of a programme for delivering aerosolized pentamidine within the patient's home setting for the secondary prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) has been explored with seven homosexual AIDS patients, the major objectives being
S T Green +5 more
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The ′dark bronchus′ sign: HRCT diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
We report the importance of the ′dark bronchus′ sign in the diagnosis of uniform, diffuse ground glass opacification on high resolution computerized tomography (HRCT).
Yadav Poonam, Seith Ashu, Sood Rita
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Missed opportunity to diagnose HIV with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia as its sequela. [PDF]
Dunphy L, Patel N, Palmer B, McKeown E.
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Pregnancy Deaths from Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia: Chemoprophylaxis Preserves Life
The advent of HIV/AIDS brought opportunistic infections such as Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP), formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) to the fore.
Solwayo Ngwenya
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Clinical Pharmacist Involved in the Treatment of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia: A Case Report [PDF]
Fangyuan Lai,1,* Xiuqiong Huang,2,* Jiao Peng,3 Nannan He,4 Zhongqiang Cao,1 Yuhui Wu,4 Wei Li,5 Zebin Chen,1 Xuejuan Li1 1Department of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pharmacy, The ...
Li W +8 more
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Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, longitudinal y prospectivo de 480 adolescentes con el síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida, pertenecientes a 2 aldeas de Guinea Ecuatorial, atendidos en un puesto de salud desde julio de 2005 hasta enero de 2007, a ...
Dagmaris Arias Acosta +4 more
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