"Pneumocystis Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infections with species in the genus PNEUMOCYSTIS, a fungus causing interstitial plasma cell pneumonia (PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS) and other infections in humans and other MAMMALS. Immunocompromised patients, especially those with AIDS, are particularly susceptible to these infections. Extrapulmonary sites are rare but seen occasionally.
| Descriptor ID |
D016720
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.770
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| Concept/Terms |
Pneumocystis Infections- Pneumocystis Infections
- Infection, Pneumocystis
- Infections, Pneumocystis
- Pneumocystis Infection
- Pneumocystis carinii Infections
- Pneumocystis carinii Infection
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumocystis Infections" by people in Profiles.
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Use of semiquantitative PCR to assess onset and treatment of Pneumocystis carinii infection in rat model. J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Mar; 33(3):718-24.
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Lack of effect of prophylactic aerosolized pentamidine on the detection of Pneumocystis carinii in induced sputum or bronchoalveolar lavage specimens. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1993 May; 117(5):493-6.