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Clinical characteristics of hospital-onset Pneumocystis pneumonia and genotypes of Pneumocystis jirovecii in a single tertiary centre in Korea.
BMC infectious diseases - 26 Feb 2015
Kim Tark, Lee Sang-Oh, Hong Hyo-Lim, Lee Ju Young, Kim Sung-Han, Choi Sang-Ho, Kim Mi-Na, Kim Yang Soo, Woo Jun Hee, Sung Heungsup
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) may develop as a clinical manifestation of nosocomial pneumonia by means of either reactivation of resident P. jirovecii or de novo infection. However, there have been no studies describing the clinical characteristics of hospital-onset PCP. METHODS: A retrospective review of medical records was performed to identify episodes of hospital-onset PCP in a tertiary care centre...
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