Pneumocystis Pneumonia in HIV-positive Adults, Malawi1

van Oosterhout, Joep J.G.; Laufer, Miriam K.; Perez, M. Arantza; Graham, Stephen M.; Chimbiya, Nelson; Thesing, Phillip C.; Álvarez-Martinez, Miriam J.; Wilson, Paul E.; Chagomerana, Maganizo; Zijlstra, Eduard E.; Taylor, Terrie E.; Plowe, Christopher V.; Meshnick, Steven R.

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Pneumocystis Pneumonia in HIV-positive Adults, Malawi1

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Feb 2007

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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(2):325-328.

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van Oosterhout, Joep J.G. ; Laufer, Miriam K. ; Perez, M. Arantza ; Graham, Stephen M. ; Chimbiya, Nelson ; ... More ▼

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In a prospective study of 660 HIV-positive Malawian adults, we diagnosed Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP) using clinical features, induced sputum for immunofluorescent staining, real-time PCR, and posttreatment follow-up. PcP incidence was highest in patients with the lowest CD4 counts, but PcP is uncommon compared with incidences of pulmonary tuberculosis and bacterial pneumonia.

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K23 AI059316/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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