Pneumocystis jirovecii: a review with a focus on prevention and treatment

RB Weyant, D Kabbani, K Doucette, C Lau… - Expert opinion on …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Pneumocystis jirovecii (PJ) is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that can cause
severe pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts. Risk factors for Pneumocystis jirovecii …

Pneumocystis infection in humans: diagnosis and treatment

EJ Calderón, S Gutiérrez-Rivero… - Expert review of anti …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Pneumocystis jirovecii is an atypical fungus exhibiting pulmonary tropism and a highly
defined host specificity. It is generally regarded as an opportunistic microorganism causing …

[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] Treating opportunistic infections among HIV-infected adults and adolescents

CA Benson, JE Kaplan, H Masur, A Pau, KK Holmes - MMWR, 2004 - cdc.gov
Summary The National Institutes of Health, the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious
Diseases Society of America, and CDC have developed guidelines for treatment of …

Comparison of Three Regimens for Treatment of Mild to Moderate Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in Patients with AIDS: A Double-Blind, Randomized Trial of Oral …

S Safrin, DM Finkelstein, J Feinberg… - Annals of internal …, 1996 - acpjournals.org
Objective: To compare the tolerability and efficacy of three oral regimens for the treatment of
patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Pneumocystis carinii …

[图书][B] Morbidity and mortality weekly report: MMWR

Center for Disease Control (US)… - 2004 - books.google.com
During the 2003-04 influenza season, influenza A (H1), A (H3N2), and B viruses co-
circulated worldwide, and influenza A (H3N2) viruses predominated. Several Asian …

Treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in HIV-infected patients: a review

YS Huang, JJ Yang, NY Lee, GJ Chen… - Expert review of anti …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Pneumocystis pneumonia is a potentially life-threatening pulmonary infection
that occurs in immunocompromised individuals and HIV-infected patients with a low CD4 …

Diagnosis and treatment of pharyngitis in children

MA Gerber - Pediatric Clinics, 2005 - pediatric.theclinics.com
Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the mucous membranes and underlying structures of the
throat. Acute pharyngitis is one of the most common illnesses for which children visit primary …

On the Treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia: Current Practice Based on Outdated Evidence

EG McDonald, G Butler-Laporte… - Open forum …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is a common opportunistic infection causing more
than 400000 cases annually worldwide. Although antiretroviral therapy has reduced the …

A meta-analysis of salvage therapy for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

RA Smego Jr, S Nagar, B Maloba… - Archives of internal …, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine the relative efficacies of alternative antipneumocystis agents in
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected patients withPneumocystis cariniipneumonia …