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Evaluating the Efficacy of a Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Pneumocystis carinii Detection in Respiratory Samples

Journal of Medical Evidence
Introduction: Accurately identifying patients with pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) presents considerable challenges, primarily relying on clinical suspicion.
Sonu Kumari Agarwal, Harendra Kumar Thakur, Bansidhar Tarai   +2 more
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Radiation pneumonitis complicated by Pneumocystis carinii in patients with thoracic neoplasia: a clinical analysis of 7 cases

, 2019
Cancer Communications, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 1-4, December 2019.
Zhixue Fu, Xu Yang, Nan Bi, Yirui Zhai, Dongfu Chen, Wenqing Wang, Lei Deng, Tao Zhang, Zongmei Zhou, Jun Liang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2016
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in sub-Saharan Africa is a common cause of adult hospitalization and is associated with significant mortality. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence in the region leads to differences in CAP epidemiology ...
Aston, R J, Rylance, Jamie
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Pneumocystis jirovecii (carinii) Pneumonia [PDF]

Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2019
Knight, Brian, Patane, Jon, Katzer, Robert   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Extracellular vesicles from Pneumocystis carinii-infected rats impair fungal viability but are dispensable for macrophage functions

Microbiology Spectrum
Pneumocystis spp. are host obligate fungal pathogens that can cause severe pneumonia in mammals and rely heavily on their host for essential nutrients. The lack of a sustainable in vitro culture system poses challenges in understanding their metabolism ...
Steven G. Sayson, Alan Ashbaugh, Melanie T. Cushion   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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Interactions between HIV infection and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Clinical and epidemiological aspects [PDF]

, 2011
Introduction An association between HIV infection and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been observed in several studies. Objective and methods we conducted a review of the literature linking HIV infection to COPD, focusing on clinical and
Christine Raynaud, Nicolas Roche, Christos Chouaid   +2 more
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Approach to Fungal Infections in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Individuals Pneumocystis and Beyond [PDF]

, 2017
Many fungi cause pulmonary disease in HIV-infected patients. Major pathogens include Pneumocystis jirovecii, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus species, Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides species, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Paracoccidioides ...
Huang, L, Miller, RF, Wang, RJ
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Ventilator-associated Pneumonia After Elective Cardiac Surgery Caused by Pneumocystis Jirovecii [PDF]

, 2014
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a severe complication among patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Although hospital-acquired bacterial pathogens, often multidrug resistant, are the most frequent cause, non-bacterial atypical and opportunistic agents ...
Cifuentes, M, Miller, RF, Silva, F, Tobar, E, Vargas, SL, Zamorano, A   +5 more
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Lausannevirus Encodes a Functional Dihydrofolate Reductase Susceptible to Proguanil. [PDF]

, 2017
Lausannevirus belongs to the family Marseilleviridae within the group of nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDVs). These giant viruses exhibit unique features, including a large genome, ranging from 100 kb to 2.5 Mb and including from 150 to more ...
Gauye, F., Greub, G., Hauser, P.M., Mueller, L.   +3 more
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