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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a non-small cell lung cancer patient on chemoradiotherapy: A case report

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, Víctor Amezcua, Javier García, Javier Valdivia   +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, Norihito Tarumoto, Kazuo Imai, Jun Sakai, Masahiro Kodana, Erika Naito, Yoshitaka Uchida, Makoto Nagata, Shigefumi Maesaki   +8 more
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Risk Factors for Late-onset Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Liver Transplant Recipients.

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
OBJECTIVES Risk factors for late-onset Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) after liver transplantation (LT) have not been well studied. We aimed to analyze clinical features preceding PCP in LT recipients that would guide individualized prophylaxis.
E. Min, Juhan Lee, S. Jeong, D. Kim, S. Yim, M. Choi, D. Joo, M. Kim, Jae Geun Lee   +8 more
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Case report: Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a severe case of Aicardi–Goutières syndrome with an IFIH1 gain-of-function mutation mimicking combined immunodeficiency

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Aicardi–Goutières syndrome (AGS) is a genetically determined early-onset progressive encephalopathy caused by mutations leading to overexpression of type I interferon (IFN) and resulting in various clinical phenotypes.
Mojca Železnik, Aneta Soltirovska Šalamon, M. Debeljak, Aleš Goropevšek, N. Šuštar, D. Ključevšek, A. Ihan, T. Avčin   +7 more
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Infection image: cystic pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia - forgotten? [PDF]

Infection
A 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, Fisser C, Schlitt A, Salzberger B.   +3 more
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Dismal prognosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with multiple myeloma

Annals of Hematology, 2023
Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) are at high risk for infections, including opportunistic infections such as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with MM developing PJP over a 6-year period between ...
C. Riedhammer, J. Düll, C. Kestler, S. Kadel, J. Franz, P. Weis, F. Eisele, X. Zhou, M. Steinhardt, L. Scheller, J. Mersi, J. Waldschmidt, H. Einsele, D. Turnwald, K. Kortüm, G. Surat, L. Rasche   +16 more
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Successful Treatment of Pulmonary and Cerebral Toxoplasmosis Associated with Pneumocystis Pneumonia in an HIV Patient

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, Charles Mary, Diane Sanguinetti, Stéphane Ranque, Christophe Bartoli, Coralie L’Ollivier   +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, 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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Clinical performance of BALF droplet digital PCR for differential diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization.

Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, 2023
BACKGROUND Accurate differentiation between Pneumocystis jirovecii (Pj) infection and colonization is crucial for effective treatment. METHODS From September 2016 to June 2022, 89 immunocompromised patients with unexplained lung infiltrates and ...
Wenjie Bian, Ying Shang, Lili Zhao, Keqiang Wang, Ran Li, Yanwen Chen, Xinqian Ma, Yukun He, Wenyi Yu, Xi Chen, Chunyu Liu, Wentao Ni, Zhancheng Gao   +12 more
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Primary prophylaxis of bacterial infections and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors: 2020 updated guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party of the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology (AGIHO/DGHO)

Annals of Hematology, 2021
Hematologic and oncologic patients with chemo- or immunotherapy-related immunosuppression are at substantial risk for bacterial infections and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP).
Annika Y. Classen, L. Henze, M. von Lilienfeld-Toal, G. Maschmeyer, M. Sandherr, Luisa Durán Graeff, N. Alakel, M. Christopeit, S. Krause, K. Mayer, S. Neumann, O. Cornely, O. Penack, F. Weissinger, H. Wolf, J. Vehreschild   +15 more
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