Colonization by Pneumocystis jirovecii and its role in disease

A Morris, KA Norris - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Although the incidence of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) has decreased since the
introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy, it remains an important cause of disease in …

Clinical, Diagnostic, and Treatment Disparities between HIV-Infected and Non-HIV-Infected Immunocompromised Patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia

HJF Salzer, G Schäfer, M Hoenigl, G Günther… - Respiration, 2018 - karger.com
The substantial decline in the Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) incidence in HIV-
infected patients after the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-rich settings …

Pneumocystis jiroveci in solid organ transplantation: Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice

JA Fishman, H Gans… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
These updated guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Community of Practice of the
American Society of Transplantation review the diagnosis, prevention, and management of …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults and adolescents

JE Kaplan, C Benson, KK Holmes, JT Brooks, A Pau… - MMWR Recomm …, 2009 - cdc.gov
This report updates and combines earlier versions of guidelines for the prevention and
treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs) in HIV-infected adults (ie, persons aged> 18 years) …

[HTML][HTML] Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with or without AIDS, France

A Roux, E Canet, S Valade… - Emerging infectious …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in patients without AIDS is increasingly common.
We conducted a prospective cohort study of consecutive patients with proven PCP; of 544 …

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: associated illnesses and prior corticosteroid therapy

SH Yale, AH Limper - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 1996 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the clinical spectrum of immunosuppressive conditions and systemic
corticosteroid therapy associated with the development of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia …

Ribosomal RNA sequence shows Pneumocystis carinii to be a member of the Fungi

JC Edman, JA Kovacs, H Masur, DV Santi, HJ Elwood… - Nature, 1988 - nature.com
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is the most common opportunistic infection in AIDS1, and
accounts for significant morbidity and mortality in these and other immunocompromised …

Opportunistic infections in patients with and patients without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

KA Sepkowitz - Clinical infectious diseases, 2002 - academic.oup.com
In the next decade, longer survival of patients with cancer and more-aggressive therapies
applied to common conditions, such as asthma and rheumatoid arthritis, will result in a …

Pneumocystis jirovecii Disease: Basis for the Revised EORTC/MSGERC Invasive Fungal Disease Definitions in Individuals Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus

K Lagrou, S Chen, H Masur, C Viscoli… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) causes substantive morbidity in
immunocompromised patients. The EORTC/MSGERC convened an expert group to …

Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia: High-Resolution CT Findings in Patients With and Without HIV Infection

JP Kanne, DR Yandow… - American Journal of …, 2012 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this essay is to review the spectrum of high-resolution CT
findings of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in immunocompromised patients with and …