Initially described as “plasma cell pneumonia”, pulmonary infection with the microorganism Pneumocystis jiroveci (formerly known as Pnemocystis carinii) was first identified in malnourished ...

“Pneumocystis is likely the most common fungal pneumonia in children and attempts at culturing the organism have largely not been successful.” said corresponding author Dr. Jay Kolls, John W Deming ...

Pneumocystis pneumonia is a potentially life-endangering disease caused by the fungal pathogen Pneumocystis jiroveci. It is predominantly observed in immunocompromised individuals. This ...

Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) is caused by fungus and can be prevented. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP or pneumocystis) is the most common opportunistic infection in people with HIV.

Pneumocystis carinii is a microscopic fungus that affects the lungs, and is the most important cause of pneumonia in people with HIV/AIDS. People with HIV usually become susceptible to pneumocystis ...

Although rare, Pneumocystis jirovecci pneumonia in systemic lupus erythematosus carries significant morbidity and high mortality, and clinical management would benefit from consensus antibiotic ...

Two different studies of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) among patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have revealed that the disease is clustered in specific zip code areas in 2 ...

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To investigate the possible association between different prophylactic sulfa drugs and the genotype of the Pneumocystis proved dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) gene, we examined DHPS polymorphisms in ...

In the period October 1980-May 1981, 5 young men, all active homosexuals, were treated for biopsy-confirmed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia at 3 different hospitals in Los Angeles, California.

Description Pneumocystis is an organism that has changed name and species over the past few years: Originally called “Pneumocystis carinii ”, and thought to be a protozoa, it was discovered that it is ...

Scientists at Tulane University School of Medicine have developed a promising new model to study a pneumonia-causing fungus that has been notoriously difficult to culture in a lab. Researchers were ...