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Update on the diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia
Therapeutic 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
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Medical 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
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Prognostic factors for severe Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia of non-HIV patients in intensive care unit: a bicentric retrospective study [PDF]
, 2016 PJP diagnosis by methenamine and PCR in participating centers.
Bin Du +9 more
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pneumonia in a healthy immunocompetent patient: A case report and literature review
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, typically an opportunistic infection, is commonly associated with risk factors such as low CD4+ lymphocyte count, underlying malignancies, organ transplantation, or immunosuppressive medications.
Houda Rouis +6 more
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Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia, 2013 Resumo: Como é sabido, nos doentes com infeção por vírus da imunodeficiência humana (VIH) existe um alto risco de ocorrência de infeções oportunistas (IO), tais como as infeções por Pneumocystis jirovecii, um agente patogénico com distribuição mundial ...
D. Ponces Bento +6 more
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Opportunistic Infections in Patients with Temporal Arteritis Treated with Corticosteroids [PDF]
, 1997 Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/111238/1/j.1532-5415.1997.tb00949.x ...
Bonilla, Hector F. +3 more
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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 2000 No Abstract.
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2009 Background In patients with chronic respiratory disease, Pneumocystis jirovecii (P. jirovecii) colonization is observed, and may influence disease progression and systemic inflammation.
Shimizu Yasuo +6 more
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Risk Factors for Breakthrough Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia on Aerosol Pentamidine Prophylaxis
Canadian 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
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Marked improvement in survival among adult Croatian AIDS patients after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral treatment [PDF]
, 2006 We compared the survival of patients following the first AIDS event in Croatia from the period 1986-1996 to the period 1997-2000. A total of 72 (81.8%) out of 88 patients from 1986-1996 and 18 (32.1%) out of 56 from 1997-2000 died. Survival following the
Begovac, Josip +5 more
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