"Pneumocystis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of ascomycetous FUNGI, family Pneumocystidaceae, order Pneumocystidales. It includes various host-specific species causing PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA in humans and other MAMMALS.
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D011010
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.107.730
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| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumocystis" 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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Diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii infection in HIV-seropositive patients by identification of P carinii in pleural fluid. Chest. 1993 Jun; 103(6):1890-1.
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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.