Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in developing countries*

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in developing countries*

Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) is a serious fungal infection among immunocompromised patients. In developed countries, the epidemiology and clinical spectrum of PcP have been clearly defined and well documented. However, in most developing countries, relatively little is known about the prevalence of...

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Main Authors: De Armas Rodríguez Y., Wissmann G., Müller A.L., Pederiva M.A., Brum M.C., Brackmann R.L., Capó De Paz V., Calderón E.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2011-08-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
Pneumocystis
HIV
opportunistic infection
developing countries
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2011183219
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spelling doaj-f47b6170984b4405b47d179307fc7e5b2021-03-02T10:11:11ZengEDP SciencesParasite1252-607X1776-10422011-08-0118321922810.1051/parasite/2011183219parasite2011183p219Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in developing countries*De Armas Rodríguez Y.Wissmann G.Müller A.L.Pederiva M.A.Brum M.C.Brackmann R.L.Capó De Paz V.Calderón E.J.Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) is a serious fungal infection among immunocompromised patients. In developed countries, the epidemiology and clinical spectrum of PcP have been clearly defined and well documented. However, in most developing countries, relatively little is known about the prevalence of pneumocystosis. Several articles covering African, Asian and American countries were reviewed in the present study. PcP was identified as a frequent opportunistic infection in AIDS patients from different geographic regions. A trend to an increasing rate of PcP was apparent in developing countries from 2002 to 2010.http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2011183219PneumocystisHIVopportunistic infectiondeveloping countries
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author De Armas Rodríguez Y.
Wissmann G.
Müller A.L.
Pederiva M.A.
Brum M.C.
Brackmann R.L.
Capó De Paz V.
Calderón E.J.
spellingShingle De Armas Rodríguez Y.
Wissmann G.
Müller A.L.
Pederiva M.A.
Brum M.C.
Brackmann R.L.
Capó De Paz V.
Calderón E.J.
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in developing countries*
Parasite
Pneumocystis
HIV
opportunistic infection
developing countries
author_facet De Armas Rodríguez Y.
Wissmann G.
Müller A.L.
Pederiva M.A.
Brum M.C.
Brackmann R.L.
Capó De Paz V.
Calderón E.J.
author_sort De Armas Rodríguez Y.
title Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in developing countries*
title_short Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in developing countries*
title_full Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in developing countries*
title_fullStr Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in developing countries*
title_full_unstemmed Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in developing countries*
title_sort pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in developing countries*
publisher EDP Sciences
series Parasite
issn 1252-607X
1776-1042
publishDate 2011-08-01
description Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) is a serious fungal infection among immunocompromised patients. In developed countries, the epidemiology and clinical spectrum of PcP have been clearly defined and well documented. However, in most developing countries, relatively little is known about the prevalence of pneumocystosis. Several articles covering African, Asian and American countries were reviewed in the present study. PcP was identified as a frequent opportunistic infection in AIDS patients from different geographic regions. A trend to an increasing rate of PcP was apparent in developing countries from 2002 to 2010.
topic Pneumocystis
HIV
opportunistic infection
developing countries
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2011183219
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