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Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 2020 Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia is a very uncommon complication in lung cancer patients. We report the case of a 59-year-old, Stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer (epidermoid) patient who was receiving concurrent chemotherapy scheme (cisplatin ...
Kevin Doello +3 more
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A case of Talaromyces marneffei infection that required differentiation from Pneumocystis pneumonia
IDCases, 2023 We report a case of Talaromyces marneffei fungemia in a patient with HIV infection with a history of travelling to southern China. At first, Pneumocystis pneumonia was considered in this case because chest CT images showed typical ground-glass opacity ...
Mieko Tokano +8 more
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Tension Pneumothorax Following Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia [PDF]
Cureus, 2020 Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is one of the most common causes of respiratory failure in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, for which the mortality rate is approximately 10%. Spontaneous pneumothorax as a presentation of PJP has been reported with rising frequency, but tension pneumothorax as a presentation of PJP is ...
Suwanwongse, Kulachanya, Shabarek, Nehad
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Desafío diagnóstico: PCR anidada y en tiempo real frente a un sistema de puntuación en individuos con gran riesgo de neumonía por Pneumocystis jirovecii [PDF]
, 2023 Introduction. Pneumocystis jirovecii is an opportunistic fungus that affects mainly people living with HIV (CD4 cell count lower than 200 cells/ml) and other immunosuppressed patients. Since P.
Serra-Damasceno , Lisandra +8 more
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Diseases, 2017 In both the post and pre combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) era, Pneumocystis jirovecii and Toxoplasma gondii remain common opportunistic infectious agents. The common manifestations are pneumonia for P. jirovecii and brain abscess for T.
Marie-Françoise Rey +5 more
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Genetic Polymorphisms of Superoxide Dismutase Locus of Pneumocystis jirovecii in Spanish Population
Frontiers in Public Health, 2019 Objective:Pneumocystis pneumonia remains a major opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients worldwide. Colonization with Pneumocystis jirovecii has recently gained attention as an important issue for understanding the complete cycle of human ...
Rubén Morilla +12 more
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Infection image: cystic pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia - forgotten? [PDF]
InfectionA 43-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with progressive dyspnea. CT scan showed pronounced cystic lesions and ground glass opacitiy in both lungs and diagnosis of HIV infection was established.
Hitzenbichler F +3 more
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Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia, 2013 Resumo: Como é sabido, nos doentes com infeção por vírus da imunodeficiência humana (VIH) existe um alto risco de ocorrência de infeções oportunistas (IO), tais como as infeções por Pneumocystis jirovecii, um agente patogénico com distribuição mundial ...
D. Ponces Bento +6 more
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The molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in children using nasopharyngeal aspirate samples [PDF]
, 2011 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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Virtual Screening of Phytochemicals to Novel Target (HAT) Rtt109 in Pneumocystis Jirovecii using Bioinformatics Tools [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Pneumocystis jirovecii is a fungus that causes Pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV and other immunosuppressed patients. Treatment of Pneumocystis pneumonia with the currently available antifungals is challenging and associated with ...
Ramya Sugumar +4 more
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