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Pneumocystis jirovecii--from a commensal to pathogen: clinical and diagnostic review.
Parasitology research - 1 Oct 2015
Sokulska Magdalena, Kicia Marta, Wesołowska Maria, Hendrich Andrzej B
Abstract excerpt
Pneumocystis pneumonia is an opportunistic disease caused by invasion of unicellular fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii. Initially, it was responsible for majority of morbidity and mortality cases among HIV-infected patients, which later have been reduced due to the introduction of anti-retroviral therapy, as well as anti-Pneumocystis prophylaxis among these patients. Pneumocystis pneumonia, however, is still a...
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