Diagnostic test accuracy of the Fungitell serum (1→ 3)-β-D-glucan assay for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: a systematic review and meta …

C Prosty, OD Luo, R Khalaf, O Del Corpo… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) can be
challenging because of diagnostic tests that are imperfect and/or invasive. The Fungitell …

A comprehensive clinical guide for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: a missing therapeutic target in HIV-uninfected patients

AR Alsayed, A Al-Dulaimi, M Alkhatib… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Pneumocystis jirovecii is an opportunistic, human-specific fungus that causes
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). PCP symptoms are nonspecific. A patient with P. jirovecii …

Global prevalence, mortality, and main characteristics of HIV-associated pneumocystosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

E Ahmadpour, S Valilou, MA Ghanizadegan, R Seyfi… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-associated pneumocystosis
(HAP) is poorly described on a worldwide scale. We searched related databases between …

Predictive models-assisted diagnosis of AIDS-associated Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in the emergency room, based on clinical, laboratory, and radiological …

OJ Chagas, FAR Gonçalves, PP Nagatomo… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
We assessed predictive models (PMs) for diagnosing Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
(PCP) in AIDS patients seen in the emergency room (ER), aiming to guide empirical …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic Approach to Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Hosts

N Ullah, L Fusco, L Ametrano, C Bartalucci… - Journal of Clinical …, 2025 - mdpi.com
In immunocompromised patients, pneumonia presents a diagnostic challenge due to
diverse etiologies, nonspecific symptoms, overlapping radiological presentation, frequent co …

Quick versus quantitative: evaluation of two commercial real-time PCR assays for the detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii from bronchoalveolar lavage fluids

CR Belanger, K Locher, B Velapatino… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Two commercial real-time PCR assays for the detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii were
compared, the quantitative RealStar P. jirovecii assay and the qualitative DiaSorin P …

Study on mNGS Technique in Diagnosing Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Non-HIV-Infected Patients

S Li, X Han, J Ma, GH Huang, ST Yang… - Infection and Drug …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To investigate the value of metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing (mNGS) in
diagnosing Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) in non-human immunodeficiency virus …