"Pneumonia, Pneumocystis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pulmonary disease in humans occurring in immunodeficient or malnourished patients or infants, characterized by DYSPNEA, tachypnea, and HYPOXEMIA. Pneumocystis pneumonia is a frequently seen opportunistic infection in AIDS. It is caused by the fungus PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII. The disease is also found in other MAMMALS where it is caused by related species of Pneumocystis.
| Descriptor ID |
D011020
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.534.700 C01.703.770.700 C08.381.472.700 C08.381.677.675 C08.730.435.700 C08.730.610.675
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| Concept/Terms |
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
- Pneumocystis Pneumonias
- Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis jirovecii
- Pneumocystosis
- Pneumocystoses
- Pneumocystis Pneumonia
- Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii
- PCP Infection
- Infection, PCP
- PCP Infections
- Pneumonia, Interstitial Plasma Cell
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumonia, Pneumocystis" by people in Profiles.
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Katragkou A, Fisher BT, Groll AH, Roilides E, Walsh TJ. Diagnostic Imaging and Invasive Fungal Diseases in Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Sep 01; 6(suppl_1):S22-S31.
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Gaur AH, Flynn PM, Bitar W, Liang H. Optimizing frequency of CD4 assays in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2013 Mar; 29(3):418-22.
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Nunnari G, Celesia BM, Bellissimo F, Tosto S, La Rocca M, Giarratana F, Benanti F, Caltabiano E, Russo R, Cacopardo B. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-associated severe hypoglycaemia: a sulfonylurea-like effect. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2010 Dec; 14(12):1015-8.
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Kamel S, O'Connor S, Lee N, Filshie R, Nandurkar H, Tam CS. High incidence of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients receiving biweekly rituximab and cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, and prednisone. Leuk Lymphoma. 2010 May; 51(5):797-801.
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Madden RM, Pui CH, Hughes WT, Flynn PM, Leung W. Prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia with atovaquone in children with leukemia. Cancer. 2007 Apr 15; 109(8):1654-8.
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Vahid B, Bibbo M, Marik PE. Role of CD8 lymphocytes and neutrophilic alveolitis in Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. Scand J Infect Dis. 2007; 39(6-7):612-4.
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Wohl AR, Lu S, Turner J, Kovacs A, Witt M, Squires K, Towner W, Beer V. Risk of opportunistic infection in the HAART era among HIV-infected Latinos born in the United States compared to Latinos born in Mexico and Central America. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2003 Jun; 17(6):267-75.
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Caldera AE, Crespo GJ, Maraj S, Kotler M, Braitman LE, Eiger G. Electrocardiogram in Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: can it be used as a prognostic variable? Crit Care Med. 2002 Jul; 30(7):1425-8.