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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
core   +2 more sources

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, Rubén Morilla, Rubén Morilla, Amaia González-Magaña, Amaia González-Magaña, Vicente Friaza, Yaxsier de Armas, Francisco J. Medrano, Francisco J. Medrano, Enrique J. Calderón, Enrique J. Calderón, Carmen de la Horra, Carmen de la Horra   +12 more
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Incidence and Risk Factors for Infections Requiring Hospitalization, Including Pneumocystis Pneumonia, in Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis [PDF]

, 2017
Objective. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be complicated by different infections, but risk factors for these are not fully elucidated. Here, we assessed the incidence of and risk factors for infections requiring hospitalization (IRH) including ...
Fukuda Hidefumi, Furukawa Hiroshi, Hashimoto Atsushi, Horie Kouichiro, Iwata Kanako, Kawakami Misato, Komiya Akiko, Matsui Toshihiro, Nogi Shinichi, Ogihara Hideki, Suto Shiori, Tohma Shigeto, Tsuno Hirotaka, 古川 宏   +13 more
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Coexistência de infeções oportunistas pulmonares num doente com infeção por vírus da imunodeficiência humana e uma forma persistente de pneumonia por Pneumocystis jirovecii: caso clínico

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, F. Esteves, O. Matos, A.C. Miranda, F. Ventura, C. Araújo, K. Mansinho   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnosis and management of Pneumocystis jirovecii infection [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Pneumocystis jirovecii is a ubiquitous fungus, which causes pneumonia in humans. Diagnosis was hampered by the inability to culture the organism, and based on microscopic examination of respiratory samples or clinical presentation.
Backx, Matthijs, Barnes, Rosemary, White, P. Lewis   +2 more
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Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization in chronic pulmonary disease

Parasite, 2011
Pneumocystis jirovecii causes pneumonia in immunosuppressed individuals. However, it has been reported the detection of low levels of Pneumocystis DNA in patients without signs and symptoms of pneumonia, which likely represents colonization.
Gutiérrez S., Respaldiza N., Campano E., Martínez-Risquez M.T., Calderón E.J., De La Horra C.   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental Risk Factors for Pneumocystis Pneumonia Hospitalizations in HIV Patients [PDF]

, 2012
Background. Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) is the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected patients in the United States.
Djawe, K, Fong, S, Grieco, K, Huang, L, Jarlsberg, L, Levin, L, Miller, RF, Roth, B, Subramanian, A, Swartzman, A, Walzer, PD   +10 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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Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Inebilizumab Versus Rituximab in AQP4‐IgG‐Positive NMOSD

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Rituximab (anti‐CD20, RTX) and inebilizumab (anti‐CD19, INE) represent B‐cell‐depleting therapies used for aquaporin‐4 antibody‐positive (AQP4‐IgG+) neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD); however, direct comparative evidence remains limited.
Jie Lin, Binbin Xue, Dewei Xie, Jia Li, Juyuan Pan, Lanbing Zhu, Qiaowen Tong, Jing Lin, Ruofan Zhu, Xu Zhang, Junhui Xia, Xiang Li   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) gene mutation study in HIV-Infected Indian patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2010
Introduction: Pneumocystis jirovecii dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) gene mutations' (55th and 57th codon) association with prior sulfa prophylaxis failure has been reported from both developed and developing countries.
Anuj Kumar Tyagi, Bijay Ranjan Mirdha, Kalpana Luthra, Randeep Guleria, Anant Mohan, Urvashi Balbir Singh, Jyotish Chandra Samantaray, Lalit Dar, Venkateswaran K Iyer, Rama Chaudhry   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source