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Pneumocystis pneumonia
PATHOGENS
- Pneumocystis jiroveci or jirovecii (formerly P. carinii), a fungal organism previously classified as a protozoan
- Ubiquitous organism, respiratory transmission.
- Active cases due to both reactivation of old and acquisition of new infection.
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Last updated: May 9, 2022
Citation
Hoffmann, Christopher J, and Noah Lechtzin. "Pneumocystis Pneumonia." Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, 2022. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545164/all/Pneumocystis_pneumonia.
Hoffmann CJ, Lechtzin N. Pneumocystis pneumonia. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. 2022. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545164/all/Pneumocystis_pneumonia. Accessed November 29, 2023.
Hoffmann, C. J., & Lechtzin, N. (2022). Pneumocystis pneumonia. In Johns Hopkins HIV Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545164/all/Pneumocystis_pneumonia
Hoffmann CJ, Lechtzin N. Pneumocystis Pneumonia [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. ; 2022. [cited 2023 November 29]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545164/all/Pneumocystis_pneumonia.
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