Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia

Known as: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, Interstitial plasma cell pneumonia, Pneumonias, Pneumocystis 
Pneumonia resulting from infection with Pneumocystis jirovecii, frequently seen in the immunologically compromised, such as persons with AIDS, or… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
CDC/NHSN surveillance definition of health care-associated infection and criteria for specific types of infections in the acute care setting.
What follows are the NHSN criteria for all healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). These criteria include those for the “Big… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Clinical picture of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in cancer patients.
BACKGROUND Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is common in patients with HIV infection but may also occur in patients with other causes… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Comparison between real-time PCR, conventional PCR and different staining techniques for diagnosing Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia from bronchoalveolar lavage specimens.
Between January 2002 and July 2003, 173 bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens from 150 patients (19 HIV-infected and 131 non-HIV… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Asymptomatic carriage of Pneumocystis jiroveci in subjects undergoing bronchoscopy: a prospective study.
BACKGROUND The opportunistic fungus Pneumocystis jiroveci is a common cause of respiratory infection in immunocompromised… (More)
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Review
2002
Review
2002
American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society International Multidisciplinary Consensus Classification of the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias. This joint statement of the American…
Executive Summary Objectives Participants Evidence Validation Key Messages Introduction Rationale for a Change in the Approach to… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Association between Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying gene for Panton-Valentine leukocidin and highly lethal necrotising pneumonia in young immunocompetent patients.
BACKGROUND Between 1986 and 1998, eight cases of community-acquired pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Human influenza A H5N1 virus related to a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
BACKGROUND In May, 1997, a 3-year-old boy in Hong Kong was admitted to the hospital and subsequently died from influenza… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A prediction rule to identify low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
BACKGROUND There is considerable variability in rates of hospitalization of patients with community-acquired pneumonia, in part… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: associated illness and prior corticosteroid therapy.
OBJECTIVE To determine the clinical spectrum of immunosuppressive conditions and systemic corticosteroid therapy associated with… (More)
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Differences in lung parasite number and inflammation in patients with and without AIDS.
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia has emerged as a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients with… (More)
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