Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Patients with or without AIDS, France

Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Patients with or without AIDS, France

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in patients without AIDS is increasingly common. We conducted a prospective cohort study of consecutive patients with proven PCP; of 544 patients, 223 (41%) had AIDS (AIDS patients) and 321 (59%) had other immunosuppressive disorders (non-AIDS patients). Fewer...

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Main Authors: Antoine Roux, Emmanuel Canet, Sandrine Valade, Florence Gangneux-Robert, Samia Hamane, Ariane Lafabrie, Daniéle Maubon, Anne Debourgogne, Soléne Le Gal, Fréderic Dalle, Marion Leterrier, Dominique Toubas, Christelle Pomares, Anne Pauline Bellanger, Julie Bonhomme, Antoine Berry, Isabelle Durand-Joly, Denis Magne, Denis Pons, Christophe Hennequin, Eric Maury, Patricia Roux, Élie Azoulay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Immune suppression
HIV/AIDS
cancer
transplantation
mechanical ventilation
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/9/13-1668_article

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