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Genus Pneumocystis

Known as: Pneumocysti, Pneumocystis, Pneumocystis sp 
A genus of yeast-like fungi in the family Pneumocystidaceae. Members of the genus are found in the lungs of terrestrial mammals from almost all… 
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CDISC SDTM Microorganism TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyPneumocystis Carinii reagentsPneumocystis sp identified:Prid:Pt:Lung tiss:Nom

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Pneumocystis carinii

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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
[Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia].
We present twelve cases of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) hospitalized at the Internal Medicine Service of the Hospital Cl… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Review of death certificates to assess completeness of AIDS case reporting.
To assess the level of reporting of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases, the authors reviewed death certificates for… 
1987
1987
Comparison of histologic and quantitative techniques in evaluation of therapy for experimental Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia was induced in rats by the administration of corticosteroids, and histologic and quantitative… 
1981
1981
Humoral immunity in experimental Pneumocystis carinii infection. I. Serum and bronchial lavage fluid antibody responses in rats.
Humoral immune responses to Pneumocystis carinii were studied in rats by an IFA technique. Serum IgG antibody titers to the… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Drugs Five Years Later: Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole in the United States
: After approximately 5 years of clinical use in Great Britain and other European countries, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Cultivation of Pneumocystis carinii with WI-38 cells
Pneumocystis carinii has been successfully cultured with WI-38 human embryonic lung fibroblasts. Inoculum was obtained from… 
1977
1977
Serial propagation of Pneumocystis carinii in cell line cultures
Pneumocystis carinii was propagated on three cell lines routinely cultured in many laboratories; the method is practical and… 
1970
1970
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in children with cancer.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
Abstract Two patients with underlying lymphoreticular malignant processes were successfully treated for documented Pneumocystis… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONITIS IN A PATIENT WITH CONGENITAL HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA.
PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII is established as a pathogen for the susceptible human host1 and in the laboratory animal2 and is the…