Pneumocystis cariniiversusPneumocystis jiroveci: Another Misnomer (Response to Stringer et al.)

Pneumocystis carinii versus Pneumocystis jiroveci: Another Misnomer (Response to Stringer et al.)

276 Emerging Infectious Diseases • Vol. 9, No. 2, February 2003 the prevalence of HIV positivity among our patients is unknown, a preliminary study from Yangon shows that the prevalence of drug-resistant TB among HIV-seropositive and seronegative patients is the same (pers. comm., Myanmar national TB programs]. To our knowledge, this report is the first to describe drugresistant patterns in M. ...

Pneumocystis carinii nomenclature: response to Cushion and Stringer.

report of two cases from Turkey. J Med Microbiol 2004; 53:1255–8. 5. Rapp C, Debord T, Imbert P, Lambotte O, Roué R. Ruptures de rate au cours des maladies infectieuses: splénectomie ou traitement conservateur? A propos de trois cas. Rev Med Interne 2002; 23:85–91. 6. John BV, Ganesh A, Aggarwal S, Clement E. Persistent hypotension and splenic rupture in a patient with Plasmodium vivax and falc...

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...

Hyperchloraemic acidosis: another misnomer?

OBJECTIVE To review the term hyperchloraemic acidosis. DATA SOURCES Articles and reviews from peer reviewed journals on acid-base physiology. SUMMARY OF REVIEW The concept of hyperchloraemic acidosis is well established in medicine and regularly taught to medical students. Unfortunately, it is yet another medical misnomer. Hyperchloraemic acidosis is only likely to exist with normal plasma ...

Public Participation: Methods Matter; A Response to Boaz et al.