"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumonia, Pneumocystis" by people in Profiles.
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Huang YC, Lee NY, Weng MY. Increased risk of Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization in rheumatoid arthritis patients on biologics and Janus kinase inhibitor. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2025 Feb; 58(1):112-119.
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Cao B, Robinson JE, Winget M, Hunt MH, Carlson R, Hogan SL, Derebail VK, Thorpe CT. Infection prophylaxis among patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis: a scoping review. Clin Rheumatol. 2024 Sep; 43(9):2765-2781.
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Hochhegger B, Zanon M, Altmayer S, Mandelli NS, St?ker G, Mohammed TL, Verma N, Meirelles GSP, Marchiori E. COVID-19 mimics on chest CT: a pictorial review and radiologic guide. Br J Radiol. 2021 Feb 01; 94(1118):20200703.
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Sahu KK, Mishra AK, Lal A, Siddiqui AD, George SV. Methemoglobinemia: a challenge while managing pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. N Z Med J. 2020 05 08; 133(1514):88-89.
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Sahu KK, Lal A, Mishra AK, George SV. Methemoglobinemia in Transplant Recipient Patients: Future of Dapsone as Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia Prophylaxis. Prog Transplant. 2020 03; 30(1):71-72.
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Bolduc P, Roder N, Colgate E, Cheeseman SH. Care of Patients With HIV Infection: Medical Complications and Comorbidities. FP Essent. 2016 Apr; 443:16-22.
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Yoon C, Subramanian A, Chi A, Crothers K, Meshnick SR, Taylor SM, Beard CB, Jarlsberg LG, Lawrence GG, Avery M, Swartzman A, Fong S, Roth B, Huang L. Dihydropteroate synthase mutations in Pneumocystis pneumonia: impact of applying different definitions of prophylaxis, mortality endpoints and mutant in a single cohort. Med Mycol. 2013 Aug; 51(6):568-75.
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Gabardi S, Millen P, Hurwitz S, Martin S, Roberts K, Chandraker A. Atovaquone versus trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis following renal transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2012 May-Jun; 26(3):E184-90.
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Mu?oz C, Zuluaga A, Restrepo A, Tob?n A, Cano LE, Gonzalez A. Molecular diagnosis and detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii DHPS and DHFR genotypes in respiratory specimens from Colombian patients. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 Mar; 72(3):204-13.
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Davaro RE, Thirumalai A. Life-threatening complications of HIV infection. J Intensive Care Med. 2007 Mar-Apr; 22(2):73-81.