 Pneumocystis Infections
"Pneumocystis Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infections with species in the genus PNEUMOCYSTIS, a fungus causing interstitial plasma cell pneumonia (PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS) and other infections in humans and other MAMMALS. Immunocompromised patients, especially those with AIDS, are particularly susceptible to these infections. Extrapulmonary sites are rare but seen occasionally.
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D016720
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.770
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| Concept/Terms |
Pneumocystis Infections- Pneumocystis Infections
- Infection, Pneumocystis
- Infections, Pneumocystis
- Pneumocystis Infection
- Pneumocystis carinii Infections
- Pneumocystis carinii Infection
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| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumocystis Infections" by people in Profiles.
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Thomson J, Hall M, Ambroggio L, Berry JG, Stone B, Srivastava R, Shah SS. Antibiotics for Aspiration Pneumonia in Neurologically Impaired Children. J Hosp Med. 2020 07 01; 15(7):395-402.
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Beck JM, Cushion MT. Pneumocystis workshop: 10th anniversary summary. Eukaryot Cell. 2009 Apr; 8(4):446-60.
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Tellez I, Barrag?n M, Franco-Paredes C, Petraro P, Nelson K, Del Rio C. Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with AIDS in the inner city: a persistent and deadly opportunistic infection. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Mar; 335(3):192-7.
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Kancherla BS, Dishop MK, Rothenberg SS, Fan LL. Diffuse pulmonary infiltrates in an immunocompromised patient. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008 Feb; 121(2):540-2.
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Atochina EN, Beck JM, Preston AM, Haczku A, Tomer Y, Scanlon ST, Fusaro T, Casey J, Hawgood S, Gow AJ, Beers MF. Enhanced lung injury and delayed clearance of Pneumocystis carinii in surfactant protein A-deficient mice: attenuation of cytokine responses and reactive oxygen-nitrogen species. Infect Immun. 2004 Oct; 72(10):6002-11.
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