The prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii among patients with different chronic pulmonary disorders in Ahvaz, Iran

Background and Objectives: Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is a chronic fungal infection that caused by P. ji- rovecii. Disease is more prevalent among the HIV-infected patients. The colonization of pneumocystis in human respiratory system is associated with the airway inflammation and obstr...

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Main Authors: Elham Aboualigalehdari, Ali Zarei-Mahmoudabadi, Mahnaz Fatahinia, Esmaeil Idani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/127