"Pneumonia, Pneumocystis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pulmonary disease in humans occurring in immunodeficient or malnourished patients or infants, characterized by DYSPNEA, tachypnea, and HYPOXEMIA. Pneumocystis pneumonia is a frequently seen opportunistic infection in AIDS. It is caused by the fungus PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII. The disease is also found in other MAMMALS where it is caused by related species of Pneumocystis.
| Descriptor ID |
D011020
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.534.700 C01.703.770.700 C08.381.472.700 C08.381.677.675 C08.730.435.700 C08.730.610.675
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| Concept/Terms |
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
- Pneumocystis Pneumonias
- Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis jirovecii
- Pneumocystosis
- Pneumocystoses
- Pneumocystis Pneumonia
- Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii
- PCP Infection
- Infection, PCP
- PCP Infections
- Pneumonia, Interstitial Plasma Cell
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumonia, Pneumocystis" by people in Profiles.
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Prescription of Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia Prophylaxis in HIV-Infected Patients. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2016 11; 15(6):455-458.
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Risk of opportunistic infection in the HAART era among HIV-infected Latinos born in the United States compared to Latinos born in Mexico and Central America. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2003 Jun; 17(6):267-75.
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Risk factors for early hospital readmission in patients with AIDS and pneumonia. J Gen Intern Med. 1999 Sep; 14(9):531-6.
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Pneumocystis carinii involvement of the liver and spleen: CT demonstration. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1990 Jan-Feb; 14(1):146-8.
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A survival analysis of hospitalization among patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Public Health. 1989 Dec; 79(12):1643-7.