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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia induced by low-dose methotrexate in a patient with chronic urticaria [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2017
Methotrexate has immunosuppressive effects and is administered for refractory chronic urticaria. We present a case of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a patient with refractory chronic urticaria managed by low-dose weekly methotrexate treatment (total
Sheng-Huei Wang, Shih-En Tang, Yu-Huei Li, Kuang-Yu Wei, Chan-Yuan Chang   +4 more
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Prognostic factors for severe Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia of non-HIV patients in intensive care unit: a bicentric retrospective study [PDF]

, 2016
PJP diagnosis by methenamine and PCR in participating centers.
Bin Du, Chun-Yao Wang, Jin-Min Peng, Li Weng, Li-Qin Feng, Lie Chen, Qing-Yuan Zhan, Wei Jiang, Xiao-Yun Hu, Xu Huang   +9 more
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Serum markers in interstitial pneumonia with and without Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization: a prospective study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2009
Background In patients with chronic respiratory disease, Pneumocystis jirovecii (P. jirovecii) colonization is observed, and may influence disease progression and systemic inflammation.
Shimizu Yasuo, Sunaga Noriaki, Dobashi Kunio, Fueki Makoto, Fueki Naoto, Makino Sohei, Mori Masatomo   +6 more
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Colonization Density of the Upper Respiratory Tract as a Predictor of Pneumonia-Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pneumocystis jirovecii. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND.: There is limited information on the association between colonization density of upper respiratory tract colonizers and pathogen-specific pneumonia.
Ahmed, Dilruba, Antonio, Martin, Baggett, Henry C, Baillie, Vicky L, Brooks, W Abdullah, Deloria Knoll, Maria, DeLuca, Andrea N, Driscoll, Amanda J, Feikin, Daniel R, Fu, Wei, Gitahi, Caroline W, Hammitt, Laura L, Higdon, Melissa M, Hossain, Lokman, Howie, Stephen RC, Karron, Ruth A, Kotloff, Karen L, Levine, Orin S, Madhi, Shabir A, Maiga, Abdoul Aziz, Maloney, Susan A, Moore, David P, Morpeth, Susan C, Murdoch, David R, Mwaba, John, Mwenechanya, Musaku, O'Brien, Katherine L, Olutunde, Emmanuel, Park, Daniel E, PERCH Study Group, Prosperi, Christine, Scott, J Anthony G, Shi, Qiyuan, Sylla, Mamadou, Thamthitiwat, Somsak, Thea, Donald M, Watson, Nora L, Zeger, Scott L   +37 more
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Pneumocystis jirovecii in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis: A Review

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) remains the most frequent AIDS-defining illness in developed countries. This infection also occurs in non-AIDS immunosuppressed patients, e.g., those who have undergone an organ transplantation.
Pierre Bonnet, Solène Le Gal, Solène Le Gal, Enrique Calderon, Laurence Delhaes, Dorothée Quinio, Florence Robert-Gangneux, Sophie Ramel, Gilles Nevez, Gilles Nevez   +9 more
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HIV infection is associated with elevated biomarkers of immune activation in Ugandan adults with pneumonia. [PDF]

, 2019
IntroductionPneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. How immune activation differs among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adults with pneumonia is unknown.MethodsThe ...
Byanyima, Patrick, Chang, Emily G, Crothers, Kristina, Davis, J Lucian, Huang, Laurence, Hunt, Peter W, Kaswabuli, Sylvia, Lalitha, Rejani, Lederman, Michael M, Lin, Jue, Moisi, Daniela, Moore, Julia, Musisi, Emmanuel, Sanyu, Ingvar, Sessolo, Abdulwahab, Wang, Richard J, Worodria, William   +16 more
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Functional characterization of the Pneumocystis jirovecii potential drug targets dhfs and abz2 involved in folate biosynthesis. [PDF]

, 2015
Pneumocystis species are fungal parasites colonizing mammal lungs with strict host specificity. Pneumocystis jirovecii is the human-specific species and can turn into an opportunistic pathogen causing severe pneumonia in immunocompromised individuals ...
Cissé, O.H., Hauser, P.M., Luraschi, A., Monod, M., Pagni, M.   +4 more
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Pneumocystis jiroveciiin General Population

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
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. Pneumocystis carriage, defined by detecting Pneumocystis DNA by nested polymerase chain reaction in 2 ...
Francisco J. Medrano, Marco Montes-Cano, Manuel Conde, Carmen de la Horra, Nieves Respaldiza, Antonia Gasch, Maria J. Perez-Lozano, Jose M. Varela, Enrique J. Calderon   +8 more
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Neumonía por coinfección de Aspergillus fumigatus y Pneumocystis jirovecii en un paciente no VIH: Reporte de caso

Acta Médica Peruana, 2022
La aspergilosis pulmonar invasiva es una enfermedad presente principalmente en pacientes inmunocomprometidos con alta carga de mortalidad. La neumonía por Pneumocystis jirovecii es una infección oportunista potencialmente mortal que afecta a pacientes ...
Carlos Mauricio Martinez Montalvo, Manuel Antonio Perez, María Cynthia Fuentes-Lacouture, Karime Bravo Mena, Sofía Fernanda Leal Bernal, Yulieth Magdalena Velasco, Melissa Charria Caicedo, Natalia Estrada Serrano   +7 more
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Successful long-term treatment of persistent pulmonary air leak in pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia by unidirectional endobronchial valves

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018
Spontaneous pneumothorax is a rare complication of pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. We report a patient with pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and therapy-refractory, right-sided pneumothorax due to persistent air leak (PAL) despite prolonged chest tube ...
Stefanie Bader, Christian Faul, Stephan Raab, Martin Schwaiblmair, Thomas M. Berghaus   +4 more
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