| Autor: |
Pingili CS; Columbia University medical center, The Affiliation at Harlem hospital, New York, USA.; Lincoln medical & mental health center, New York, USA., Sivapalan V; Columbia University medical center, The Affiliation at Harlem hospital, New York, USA.; Lincoln medical & mental health center, New York, USA. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
IDCases [IDCases] 2017 Jul 08; Vol. 10, pp. 32-34. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jul 08 (Print Publication: 2017). |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.idcr.2017.06.011 |
| Abstrakt: |
PJP (Pneumocystis jirovecii) is a fungal agent by taxonomy. Ones considered a protozoan, it is now recognized as fungi based on ribosomal RNA and other gene sequence homologies, the composition of their cell walls, and structure of key enzymes. This organism generally affects immunocompromised hosts with a CD4 count <200 or <15%.Review of literature does support a rare occurrence of PJP infections in immunocompetent hosts.PJP can occur at normal CD 4 levels. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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