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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 +2 more
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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 ...
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PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONIA
Medical Clinics of North America, 1997Pneumocystis 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 CARINII PNEUMONIA
American Journal of Roentgenology, 1966Pneumocystis 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 jirovecii Pneumonia
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2010Pneumocystis 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 +5 more
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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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BY the middle of the 20th century, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonitis had not been recognized in North America.
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Pneumocystis pneumonia in the dog
Journal of Comparative Pathology, 1972Abstract Pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis carinii occurred in 6 young, male, miniature dachshunds producing severe dyspnoea, although the dogs were afebrile and otherwise alert. The diffuse nature of the pulmonary disease and the resultant cardiac enlargement were visible radiographically.
B R, Farrow +3 more
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Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Journal of Thoracic Imaging, 1991Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is the most common index diagnosis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Eighty percent of AIDS patients will eventually develop PCP. Common presenting symptoms are shortness of breath, cough, weight loss, and fever.
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Pneumocystis: not just pneumonia
Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2005Once known exclusively as the agents of severe pneumonia in immunocompromised individuals, Pneumocystis spp. are now being associated with asymptomatic carriage in hosts that do not have profound immune debilitation. In the absence of a cultivation system, polymerase chain reaction and histological studies have identified Pneumocystis in neonatal ...
J Chad, Peterson, Melanie T, Cushion
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Pneumocystis pneumonia in children
Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 2009Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a life-threatening infection in immunocompromised children with quantitative and qualitative defects in T lymphocytes. At risk are children with lymphoid malignancies, HIV infection, corticosteroid therapy, transplantation and primary immunodeficiency states.
Vasilios, Pyrgos +3 more
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