Colonization by Pneumocystis jirovecii in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: association with exacerbations and lung function status

Exposure to Pneumocystis jirovecii (P. jirovecii) can lead to a wide variety of presenting features ranging from colonization in immunocompetent patients with lung disease, to invasive infections in immunocompromised hosts. Colonization by this fungus in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary d...

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Main Authors: Alejandra Cañas-Arboleda, Catalina Hernández-Flórez, Javier Garzón, Claudia Marcela Parra-Giraldo, Juan Felipe Burbano, José Enrique Cita-Pardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S141386701930426X

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