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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Catherinot, Emilie, MD, PhD
• Lanternier, Fanny, MD, MSc
• Bougnoux, Marie-Elisabeth, MD, PhD
• Lecuit, Marc, MD, PhD
• Couderc, Louis-Jean, MD, PhD
• Lortholary, Olivier, MD, PhD

Titel

Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia

Ist Teil von

• Infectious disease clinics of North America, 2010-03, Vol.24 (1), p.107-138

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2010

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Pneumocystis jirovecii has gained attention during the last decade in the context of the AIDS epidemic and the increasing use of cytotoxic and immunosuppressive therapies. This article summarizes current knowledge on biology, pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of pulmonary P jirovecii infection, with a particular focus on the evolving pathophysiology and epidemiology. Pneumocystis pneumonia still remains a severe opportunistic infection, associated with a high mortality rate.