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Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in renal transplant recipients treated with cyclosporin [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
Four cases of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia occurred among 38 renal transplant recipients. Diagnosis was confirmed by cyst concentration technique in 2 cases.
中根, 佳宏   +11 more
core  

Pneumocystis pneumonia in a treatment-naive rheumatoid arthritis patient

open access: yesIDCases, 2019
A HIV-negative, newly diagnosed patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was found to have pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. The infection was treated with three weeks of atovaquone and corticosteroids.
Anuoluwapo Shobayo   +2 more
doaj  

Update on the diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia

open access: yesTherapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2011
Pneumocystis is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes an often-lethal pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts. Although the organism was discovered in the early 1900s, the first cases of Pneumocystis pneumonia in humans were initially recognized in ...
Eva M. Carmona, Andrew H. Limper
doaj   +1 more source

Point‐of‐Care Testing by Multiplex‐PCR in Different Compartments in Suspected Lower Respiratory Tract Infection After Lung Transplantation—Results of a Prospective Study

open access: yesTransplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
Use of POCtmPCR with noninvasive samples (NPS and sputum) in LTx recipients with viral LRTI are a viable alternative to invasive BAL sampling, ABSTRACT Background Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality following lung transplantation (LTx).
Susanne Simon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gut microbiota in HIV-pneumonia patients is related to peripheral CD4 counts, lung microbiota, and in vitro macrophage dysfunction. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Pneumonia is common and frequently fatal in HIV-infected patients, due to rampant, systemic inflammation and failure to control microbial infection. While airway microbiota composition is related to local inflammatory response, gut microbiota has been ...
Byanyima, Patrick   +14 more
core   +2 more sources

Twice Weekly Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim for Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Lung Transplant Recipients

open access: yesTransplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
A novel regimen of sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim single strength one tablet twice weekly for Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis in lung transplant patients found no cases of PJP over an 8‐year period and may reduce the incidence of medication discontinuation due to adverse effects. ABSTRACT Background Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP)
Chloe Munroe   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk Factors for Breakthrough Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia on Aerosol Pentamidine Prophylaxis

open access: yesCanadian Respiratory Journal, 1995
OBJECTIVE: To identify baseline characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals on aerosol pentamidine for Pneumocystis carinii prophylaxis that are predictive of subsequent breakthrough Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP).
RA McIvor   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A protracted course of Pneumocystis pneumonia in the setting of an immunosuppressed child with GMS-negative bronchoalveolar lavage

open access: yesMedical Mycology Case Reports, 2016
We report a case of Pneumocystis pneumonia in a 5-year-old male with Trisomy 21 and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The lack of response to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole raised concerns for antimicrobial resistance.
Taylor Eddens   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mycosis Fungoides, Sézary Syndrome, and Cutaneous B‐Cell Lymphomas: 2025 Update on Diagnosis, Risk‐Stratification, and Management

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Hematology, Volume 100, Issue 9, Page 1603-1628, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Disease Overview Primary cutaneous lymphomas are a rare and heterogeneous group of extranodal lymphomas that require the integration of clinical and histopathologic data for classification and treatment. Diagnosis Diagnosis and disease classification is based on histopathologic review and immunohistochemical staining of an appropriate skin ...
Alexandra C. Hristov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosis and management of Pneumocystis jirovecii infection [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

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