Prévalence sous-estimée de Pneumocystis jirovecii chez les personnes séropositives au VIH-1 au Burkina Faso [PDF]
La pneumocystose à Pneumocystis jirovecii (PCP) est une infection opportuniste grave chez l’immunodéprimé. L’objectif de cette étude était de déterminer la prévalence de la PCP chez patients VIH-1positifs.
Zohoncon, Théodora Mahoukèdè +9 more
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Cancer Communications, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 1-4, December 2019.
Zhixue Fu +9 more
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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 ...
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Optimização da detecção de Pneumocystis jirovecii por citometria de fluxo [PDF]
Mestrado em Microbiologia MolecularA pneumonia por Pneumocystis (PCP) em humanos é causada por um fungo actualmente denominado Pneumocystis jirovecii, anteriormente conhecido como Pneumocystis carinii.
Bragada, Cláudia Sofia Pássaro
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Pneumocystis species, co-evolution and pathogenic power [PDF]
International audienceThe genus Pneumocystis comprises uncultured, highly diversified microfungal organisms able to attach specifically to type-1 alveolar epithelial cells and to proliferate in pulmonary alveoli provoking severe pneumonitis.
Dei-Cas, Eduardo +15 more
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Severe hypoxemic respiratory failure caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii in a late kidney transplant recipient [PDF]
Pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii is an uncommon infection in kidney transplant patients that can have an acute and rapid progression to respiratory failure and death.
Serna-Higuita, Lina María +13 more
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Identification and Functional Ascertainment of the Pneumocystis jirovecii Potential Drug Targets Gsc1 and Kre6 Involved in Glucan Synthesis. [PDF]
The most efficient drug against the human pathogenic fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii is cotrimoxazole targeting the folate biosynthesis. However, resistance toward it is emerging and adverse effects occur in some patients.
Hauser, P.M. +3 more
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Isolation of the Pneumocystis carinii dihydrofolate synthase gene and functional complementation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae [PDF]
The Pneumocystis carinii gene encoding the enzyme dihydrofolate synthase (DHFS), which is involved in the essential biosynthesis of folates, was isolated from clones of the Pneumocystis genome project, and sequenced. The deduced P.
Macreadie, Ian G., Hauser, Philippe M.
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Use of different primer directed sequence amplification by polymerase chain reaction for identification of Pneumocystis jirovecii in clinical samples [PDF]
Background: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), caused by opportunistic agent Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly, Pneumocystis carinii is one of the most serious respiratory infection in immunocompromised patients. Aim: The present study was conducted to
Mohan, Anant +7 more
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A review of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in the non-HIV infected population [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Summarize data on the pathophysiology, treatment, and prevention options for non-AIDS immunocompromised patients who have Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP); review the epidemiology of patients presenting with PJP; and discuss the first ...
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