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A cluster of cases of pneumocystis pneumonia identified by shotgun metagenomics approach.

Journal of Infection, 2019
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a major threat in immunocompromised patients with high mortality, and early rapid diagnose is critical in its recovery.
Yi Zhang, Jingwen Ai, P. Cui, Wenhong Zhang, Hong-long Wu, Ming-Zhi Ye   +5 more
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Pneumocystis Pneumonia

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2008
Pneumocystis is an opportunistic fungus that is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts. Despite a decline in incidence with the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), Pneumocystis remains the most common opportunistic infection in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and is an ...
Laurie C, D'Avignon, Christina M, Schofield, Duane R, Hospenthal   +2 more
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PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONIA

American Journal of Roentgenology, 1966
Pneumocystis Carinii pneumonia most often occurs in debilitated infants and children or those with more specific alterations of the immune mechanism. The characteristic clinical picture is one of progressive respiratory distress and cyanosis, with relatively few physical findings pertaining to the thorax.
M A, Capitanio, J A, Kirkpatrick
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Pneumocystis Pneumonia: Still a Serious Disease in Children

Developmental Period Medicine, 2019
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is a common opportunistic respiratory infection among children with human immunodeficiency virus and a weakened immune system.
M. Zakrzewska, R. Roszkowska, M. Zakrzewski, E. Maciorkowska   +3 more
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PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONIA

Medical Clinics of North America, 1997
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) remains an important complication of AIDS. Advances have been made in establishing the taxonomy of the organism but the life cycle of the organism and pathogenetic mechanisms of disease remain obscure. In HIV patients the incidence of PCP has decreased because of widespread use of prophylaxis and survival of those ...
J T, Santamauro, D E, Stover
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Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2010
Pneumocystis jirovecii has gained attention during the last decade in the context of the AIDS epidemic and the increasing use of cytotoxic and immunosuppressive therapies. This article summarizes current knowledge on biology, pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of pulmonary P jirovecii infection, with a particular focus ...
Catherinot, Emilie, Lanternier, Fanny, Bougnoux, Marie-Elisabeth, Lecuit, Marc, Couderc, Louis-Jean, Lortholary, Olivier   +5 more
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Early Corticosteroids for Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Adults Without HIV Are Not Associated With Better Outcome

Chest, 2018
BACKGROUND: Evidence supporting adjunctive corticosteroids during the treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP) in adults without HIV is minimal and controversial. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included P jirovecii pneumonia‐positive,
P. Wieruszewski, J. Barreto, E. Frazee, C. Daniels, P. Tosh, R. Dierkhising, K. Mara, A. Limper   +7 more
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The association between Cytomegalovirus co‐infection with Pneumocystis pneumonia and mortality in immunocompromised non‐HIV patients

Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2018
Impact of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) co‐infection pneumonia in non‐HIV patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is unclear.
P. Korkmaz Ekren, Z. Töreyin, P. Nahid, Mert Doskaya, Ayşe Caner, N. Turgay, A. Zeytinoğlu, S. Toz, F. Bacakoğlu, Y. Guruz, S. Erensoy   +10 more
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Pneumocystis cariniiPneumonia

New England Journal of Medicine, 1977
BY the middle of the 20th century, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonitis had not been recognized in North America.
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Identification of predictive markers and outcomes of late-onset Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in kidney transplant recipients.

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020
BACKGROUND In the era of prophylaxis, Pneumocystis pneumonia has become a late-onset opportunistic infection requiring indications for prolonged prophylaxis to be defined.
H. Kaminski, J. Belliere, Laure Burguet, A. Del Bello, B. Taton, Stéphane Poirot-Mazères, I. Accoceberry, L. Delhaes, J. Visentin, Marco Gregori, X. Iriart, É. Charpentier, L. Couzi, N. Kamar, P. Merville   +14 more
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