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Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.Objective Although previous studies show that primary prophylaxis against Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is effective in patients with rheumatic diseases receiving immunosuppressive treatment, there is limited evidence regarding the optimal timing for prophylaxis withdrawal.
Ju Yeon Kim +5 more
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Ventilator-associated Pneumonia After Elective Cardiac Surgery Caused by Pneumocystis Jirovecii [PDF]
, 2014 Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a severe complication among patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Although hospital-acquired bacterial pathogens, often multidrug resistant, are the most frequent cause, non-bacterial atypical and opportunistic agents ...
Cifuentes, M +5 more
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A New Name for Pneumocystis from Humans and New Perspectives on the Host-Pathogen Relationship
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002 The disease known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is a major cause of illness and death in persons with impaired immune systems. While the genus Pneumocystis has been known to science for nearly a century, understanding of its members remained ...
James R. Stringer +3 more
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Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of prophylactic trimethoprim‐sulfamethoxazole (TMP‐SMX) on the incidence of serious infections in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitis (AAV). Methods This multicenter cohort study was designed to emulate a target trial that studied 296 patients with ...
Yun Kyu Kim +7 more
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Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2017 Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) as primary prophylaxis for pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in patients with rheumatic diseases receiving high-dose steroids.
Jun Won Park +5 more
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Limited asymptomatic carriage of Pneumocystis jiroveci in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients [PDF]
, 2003 Forty-seven bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples from 16 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients were used to test the latency model of Pneumocystis infection in the human host.
Ambrose, HE +4 more
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Voices in the Band: A Doctor, Her Patients, and How the Outlook on AIDS Care Changed from Doomed to Hopeful [PDF]
, 2015 [Excerpt] I wanted to write a book about my patients and my colleagues and how we made it through the roller-coaster last decade of the twentieth century, how we moved from helplessly watching our patients die to being able to offer them a treatment ...
Bell, Susan C
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B cells and systemic sclerosis interstitial lung disease
Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.Interstitial lung disease is an important complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc‐ILD) with high mortality and morbidity. Recent clinical studies in SSc‐ILD have led to FDA‐approved therapies in SSc‐ILD. Importantly, evidence from these studies has been extrapolated to guide management of interstitial lung diseases of other systemic autoimmune ...
Nina Goldman +2 more
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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2018 Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia is a life-threatening opportunistic infection in children receiving immunosuppressive chemotherapy. Without prophylaxis, up to 25% of pediatric oncology patients receiving chemotherapy will develop Pneumocystis jirovecii ...
Melissa Quinn +13 more
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Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015 Spontaneous pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema are well-known but less common complications of pneumocystis pneumonia, whereas pnuemomediastinum is rare.
S Chatterji +6 more
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