HCP-17RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI IN BRAIN TUMOR PATIENTS

Pneumocystis jiroveci

Pneumocystis jiroveci, formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii, is now believed to be a fungus. P. jiroveci pneumonia is a fungal infection, the primary symptoms of which include progressive dyspnea, nonproductive cough, and low-grade fever. These patients are often profoundly hypoxemic, and chest radiographs typically show bilateral, diffuse interstitial infiltrates. While P. jiroveci pneumonia...

Progression of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients receiving echinocandin therapy.

Echinocandins are a novel class of antifungal drugs that target beta (1, 3)-D-glucan synthesis. Animal studies have shown that these agents have activity against Pneumocystis jiroveci infection; however, clinical data are lacking. We reviewed all cases of proven P. jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) in non-human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients at our hospital over a 5 year period (2001-2005). Tw...

Pneumocystis jiroveci: Epidemiology and diagnosis

Pregnancy and Asymptomatic Carriage of Pneumocystis jiroveci

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Pneumocystis jiroveci genotypes and primary infection.

This study describes the molecular typing of Pneumocystis jiroveci organisms from 5 nonpremature immunocompetent infants who developed a primary infection. Four P. jiroveci internal transcribed spacer (ITS) types were identified. All have been previously described in reports concerning immunosuppressed adults with pneumocystosis. Present data suggest that identical types can be implicated eithe...