Initially described as “plasma cell pneumonia”, pulmonary infection with the microorganism Pneumocystis jiroveci (formerly known as Pnemocystis carinii) was first identified in malnourished ...

Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia. In: McMillan JA, Feigin RD, DeAngelis C, Jones MD. Oski’s Pediatrics: Principles & Practice. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006; pp. 1404-1406. Further Reading ...

Two different studies of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) among patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have revealed that the disease is clustered in specific zip code areas in 2 ...

Andrea Kovacs, MD Disclosures January 09, 2001 0 Question What should I use for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis in an HIV-infected infant with G6PD deficiency?

Three decades ago, the June 5, 1981, issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) reported on five previously healthy young gay men in Los Angeles diagnosed with pneumocystis carinii ...

"Scientists sequence genome of pathogen responsible for pneumocystis pneumonia." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 26 December 2012. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2012 / 12 / 121226080900.htm>.

In the period October 1980-May 1981, 5 young men, all active homosexuals, were treated for biopsy-confirmed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia at 3 different hospitals in Los Angeles, California.

Although rare, Pneumocystis jirovecci pneumonia in systemic lupus erythematosus carries significant morbidity and high mortality, and clinical management would benefit from consensus antibiotic ...

Background: Everolimus is an inhibitor of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and is commonly used for the treatment of hormone-receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer, as well as metastatic renal ...

MiniVax's lead product is a vaccine against the opportunistic fungal infection Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), which predominately affects immunocompromised individuals.

Thirteen HIV infected patients with pneumonitis (9/13, less than 1 year of age) underwent 16 invasive diagnostic procedures to determine the etiology of their pulmonary disease. Procedures were ...