 Pneumocystis
"Pneumocystis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of ascomycetous FUNGI, family Pneumocystidaceae, order Pneumocystidales. It includes various host-specific species causing PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA in humans and other MAMMALS.
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D011010
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.107.730
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumocystis" by people in Profiles.
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Chastain DB, Spradlin M, Ahmad H, Henao-Mart?nez AF. Executive Summary: State-of-the-Art Review: Unintended Consequences: Risk of Opportunistic Infections Associated with Long-term Glucocorticoid Therapies in Adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Apr 10; 78(4):811-812.
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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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Christensen PJ, Preston AM, Ling T, Du M, Fields WB, Curtis JL, Beck JM. Pneumocystis murina infection and cigarette smoke exposure interact to cause increased organism burden, development of airspace enlargement, and pulmonary inflammation in mice. Infect Immun. 2008 Aug; 76(8):3481-90.
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Beck JM, Preston AM, Wilcoxen SE, Morris SB, White ES, Paine R. Pneumocystis pneumonia increases the susceptibility of mice to sublethal hyperoxia. Infect Immun. 2003 Oct; 71(10):5970-8.
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Beck JM, Blackmon MB, Rose CM, Kimzey SL, Preston AM, Green JM. T cell costimulatory molecule function determines susceptibility to infection with Pneumocystis carinii in mice. J Immunol. 2003 Aug 15; 171(4):1969-77.
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Kazanjian P, Armstrong W, Hossler PA, Lee CH, Huang L, Beard CB, Carter J, Crane L, Duchin J, Burman W, Richardson J, Meshnick SR. Pneumocystis carinii cytochrome b mutations are associated with atovaquone exposure in patients with AIDS. J Infect Dis. 2001 Mar 01; 183(5):819-22.
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Kazanjian P, Armstrong W, Hossler PA, Burman W, Richardson J, Lee CH, Crane L, Katz J, Meshnick SR. Pneumocystis carinii mutations are associated with duration of sulfa or sulfone prophylaxis exposure in AIDS patients. J Infect Dis. 2000 Aug; 182(2):551-7.
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Beck JM, Newbury RL, Palmer BE, Warnock ML, Byrd PK, Kaltreider HB. Role of CD8+ lymphocytes in host defense against Pneumocystis carinii in mice. J Lab Clin Med. 1996 Nov; 128(5):477-87.
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Beck JM, Newbury RL, Palmer BE. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in scid mice induced by viable organisms propagated in vitro. Infect Immun. 1996 Nov; 64(11):4643-7.
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Fishman EK, Magid D, Kuhlman JE. Pneumocystis carinii involvement of the liver and spleen: CT demonstration. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1990 Jan-Feb; 14(1):146-8.
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