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Lower incidence of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia among Africans in the Netherlands host or environmental factors?
AIDS (London, England) - 24 Apr 2013
Schoffelen Annelot F, van Lelyveld Steven F L, Barth Roos E, Gras Luuk, de Wolf Frank, Netea Mihai G, Hoepelman Andy I M
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: HIV-associated Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) remains one of the commonest opportunistic infections in Western countries. Although it has been suggested that racial differences in PJP incidence exist, early studies report conflicting results. This study aimed to investigate differences in PJP incidence in a developed country among patients originating from sub-Saharan Africa...
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