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PJP was previously called as PCP, it is one of the most common opportunistic fungal infection in immuno-compromised conditions such as haematological malignancy, congenital immunodeficiency, organ transplantation, immunosuppressive therapy, under medication and predominantly in HIV. <ref>Ricciardi A, Gentilotti E, Coppola L, Maffongelli G, Cerva C, Malagnino V, et al. Infectious disease ward admission positively influences P. jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) outcome: A retrospective analysis of 116 HIV-positive and HIV-negative immunocompromised patients. PLoS ONE. 2017;12(5):e0176881.</ref> | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
PJP was previously called as PCP, it is one of the most common opportunistic fungal infection in immuno-compromised conditions such as haematological malignancy, congenital immunodeficiency, organ transplantation, immunosuppressive therapy, under medication and predominantly in HIV. [1]
Epidemiology[edit | edit source]
Etiology[edit | edit source]
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Differential Diagnosis[edit | edit source]
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Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ricciardi A, Gentilotti E, Coppola L, Maffongelli G, Cerva C, Malagnino V, et al. Infectious disease ward admission positively influences P. jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) outcome: A retrospective analysis of 116 HIV-positive and HIV-negative immunocompromised patients. PLoS ONE. 2017;12(5):e0176881.