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Pneumocystis Pneumonia

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2008
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) in humans is caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii, which has recently been reclassified as a fungus because its cell wall composition and nucleotide sequences are more similar to those of fungi.
Jang-Jih Lu, Chao-Hung Lee
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Lung Injury in COVID-19 and Pneumocystis Pneumonia. Similarities and Differences

Туберкулез и болезни лёгких, 2022
In the regions with the high prevalence of HIV infection, it is necessary to perform differential diagnosis of lung injury caused by COVID-19 and pneumocystis pneumonia.The main complaints in COVID-19 and pneumocystis pneumonia are similar and include ...
E. A. Borodulina, E. S. Vdoushkina, E. V. Yakovleva   +2 more
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Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia: A Review of Management in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Non-HIV Immunocompromised Patients

Avicenna Journal of Medicine, 2023
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia is an opportunistic fungal infection that was mainly associated with pneumonia in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease.
Atif Ibrahim, Asmi Chattaraj, Qamar Iqbal, Ali Anjum, Mohammad Ebad Ur Rehman, Zobia Aijaz, Fazila Nasir, Sadia Ansar, Tirdad T. Zangeneh, Ahmad Iftikhar   +9 more
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Differences and similarities of high-resolution computed tomography features between pneumocystis pneumonia and cytomegalovirus pneumonia in AIDS patients

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2020
Background Accurately differentiating pneumocystis from cytomegalovirus pneumonia is crucial for correct therapy selection in AIDS patients. Hence, the goal of this study was to compare the computerized tomography (CT) features of pneumocystis pneumonia ...
Chun-Jing Du, Jing-Yuan Liu, Hui Chen, Shuo Yan, Lin Pu, Hao-Feng Xiong, Pan Xiang, Chuan-Sheng Li, Ming Zhang, Ru-Ming Xie, Bu-Dong Chen, Ang Li   +11 more
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Survey of the Transcription Factor Responses of Mouse Lung Alveolar Macrophages to Pneumocystis murina

Pathogens, 2021
Pneumocystis jirovecii is a fungal pathogen that can cause life-threatening infections in individuals who are immunocompromised. Acquired via inhalation, upon entering the respiratory tract, the fungi first encounter innate immune cells such as alveolar ...
Theodore J. Kottom, Kyle Schaefbauer, Eva M. Carmona, Andrew H. Limper   +3 more
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Case Report: Successful treatment of severe pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in a case series of primary nephrotic syndrome after receiving anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody therapy

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
Rituximab is emerging as a new steroid sparing agent in children with difficult-to-treat nephrotic syndrome due to its ability of depleting CD20-positive B cells.
Lili Liu, Weihua Zheng, Ping Wang, Ying Wu, Guanghua Zhu, Rong Yang, Li Gu, Wenyan Huang, Yulin Kang   +8 more
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Successful treatment of severe pneumonia in a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patient after R-CHOP chemotherapy: A case report

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023
R-CHOP chemotherapy has been established as the first-line standard treatment for elderly patients diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. However, an increased risk of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients ...
Yan Xu, Zhaolin Li, Lamei Ouyang, Yinqing Su, Canmin Wang   +4 more
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Smoldering adult T-cell leukemia complicated with pneumocystis pneumonia: A case report

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021
Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is a tumor of CD4-positive T cells that accompanies an infection by human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I). ATL is classified into four types—acute, lymphomatous, chronic, and smoldering.
Kazuma Kawamoto, Masahiro Yamasaki, Masaya Taniwaki, Mituhiro Itagaki, Wakako Daido, Yu Matsumoto, Naoko Matsumoto, Yusuke Izumi, Masaya Otohara, Nobuyuki Ohashi, Noboru Hattori   +10 more
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Pneumocystis Pneumonia: Pitfalls and Hindrances to Establishing a Reliable Animal Model

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Pneumocystis pneumonia is a severe lung infection that occurs primarily in largely immunocompromised patients. Few treatment options exist, and the mortality rate remains substantial. To develop new strategies in the fields of diagnosis and treatment, it
Adélaïde Chesnay, Christophe Paget, Nathalie Heuzé-Vourc’h, Thomas Baranek, Guillaume Desoubeaux   +4 more
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Genetic Polymorphisms of Superoxide Dismutase Locus of Pneumocystis jirovecii in Spanish Population

Frontiers in Public Health, 2019
Objective:Pneumocystis pneumonia remains a major opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients worldwide. Colonization with Pneumocystis jirovecii has recently gained attention as an important issue for understanding the complete cycle of human ...
Rubén Morilla, Rubén Morilla, Rubén Morilla, Amaia González-Magaña, Amaia González-Magaña, Vicente Friaza, Yaxsier de Armas, Francisco J. Medrano, Francisco J. Medrano, Enrique J. Calderón, Enrique J. Calderón, Carmen de la Horra, Carmen de la Horra   +12 more
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