Pneumocystis Pneumonia in HIV-positive Adults, Malawi1

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aids-Related Opportunistic Infections Dispatch Female Hiv Infections Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Pneumonia, Pneumocystis

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(2):325-328.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  K23 AI059316/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Malawi
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1efd3afa387275a8ec2d8c96b11965836ec88fcbc717c1d9e14a5c933564fc2d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16330/cdc_16330_DS1.pdf
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