Details:

Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1302.060462
Personal Author:
van Oosterhout, Joep J.G.; Laufer, Miriam K.; Perez, M. Arantza; Graham, Stephen M.; Chimbiya, Nelson; ... More +
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.; Less -
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.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
Dispatch
Female
HIV Infections
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis

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;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:1efd3afa387275a8ec2d8c96b11965836ec88fcbc717c1d9e14a5c933564fc2d
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