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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 +2 more
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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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Pneumocystis pneumonia in a treatment-naive rheumatoid arthritis patient
IDCases, 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
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Pneumocystis Pneumonia Presenting as an Enlarging Solitary Pulmonary Nodule [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2016 Pneumocystis pneumonia is a life threatening infection that usually presents with diffuse bilateral ground-glass infiltrates in immunocompromised patients.
Krunal Bharat Patel +3 more
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Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva, 2008 JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: A pneumonia por Pneumocystis jirovecii tem sido uma das doenças mais comuns e uma complicação infecciosa fatal em pacientes com síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida.
Élida Mara Carneiro +2 more
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Clinical and translational research in Pneumocystis and Pneumocystis pneumonia* [PDF]
Parasite, 2011 Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised persons, especially those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
Huang L.
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CD4+ T-cell independent secondary immune responses to Pneumocystis pneumonia
Frontiers in Immunology, 2016 Pneumocystis pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among immunocompromised patients, especially in the context of HIV/AIDS. In the murine model of Pneumocystis pneumonia, CD4+ T-cells are required for clearance of a primary infection of ...
Nicholas M de la Rua +4 more
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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 +9 more
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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 +11 more
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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 +4 more
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