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BMC Microbiology, 2010 Background Pneumocystis pneumonia is a common opportunistic disease in AIDS patients. The alveolar macrophage is an important effector cell in the clearance of Pneumocystis organisms by phagocytosis.
Liao Chung-Ping +7 more
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Rising Prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Amongst the Non-HIV Immunosuppressed [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION Fungal Pneumonia caused by Pnemocystis Jirovecci (PCP) has long been associated with morbidity and mortality in HIV-positive patients.
Ganesh, MD, Anusha, Jones, MD, Zachary
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Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
Tzu Chi Medical Journal, 2007 A 39-year-old man with AIDS suffered from fever for 1 week. Chest posteroanterior X-ray showed a ground glass appearance in the bilateral hilar areas. He died of respiratory failure. An autopsy proved a diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia characterized by foamy exudates in the alveolar spaces accompanied by lymphoplasma cell infiltration in the
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Endocarditis, Meningitis and Pneumocystis Pneumonia
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2016 Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with high morbidity and mortality despite advances in antibiotic and surgical treatment. Systemic embolism occurs in up to 49% of IE patients and may involve the major arteries, limb arteries, viscera and the central nervous system. In this report we describe a 60-year-old female patient with a history of acute
Silva, Filipa +4 more
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Quantitative Economic Evaluations of HIV-Related Prevention and Treatment Services: A Review [PDF]
, 1994 Dr. Holtgrave and colleagues at the CDC set forth an extensive taxonomy of HIV prevention and treatment services and review reports of efforts to subject some of those services to formal economic evaluation.
Holtgrave, David R. +2 more
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GENERALIZED CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION-BODY DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA IN ADULTS [PDF]
, 1960 W. St. C. Symmers
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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. +5 more
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Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia and Congenital Hypogammaglobulinaemia [PDF]
, 1964 W. C. Marshall +2 more
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2015 BACKGROUND: Pneumocystis jirovecii (PJ), a pathogenic fungus, causes severe interstitial Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) among immunocompromised patients. A laboratory-developed real-time polyermase chain reaction (PCR) assay was validated for PJ detection ...
Deirdre L Church +7 more
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