Pneumocystis pneumonia
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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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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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