Pneumocystis pneumonia is a potentially life-endangering disease caused by the fungal pathogen Pneumocystis jiroveci. It is predominantly observed in immunocompromised individuals. This ...

Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) is caused by fungus and can be prevented. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP or pneumocystis) is the most common opportunistic infection in people with HIV.

Pneumocystis pneumonia is an opportunistic infection that strikes most often in individuals with diminished immune systems. The corresponding author of the study in mBio®, Philippe Hauser of the ...

Scientists at Tulane University School of Medicine have developed a promising new model to study a pneumonia-causing fungus that has been notoriously difficult to culture in a lab. Researchers were ...

In the period October 1980-May 1981, 5 young men, all active homosexuals, were treated for biopsy-confirmed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia at 3 different hospitals in Los Angeles, California.

Pneumocystis carinii is a microscopic fungus that affects the lungs, and is the most important cause of pneumonia in people with HIV/Aids. Common symptoms of PCP include tiredness, fever, ...

Pneumocystis pneumonia remains common in the absence of specific prophylaxis. 56,100 Pneumocystis pneumonia should be considered in patients in whom marked hypoxemia, dyspnea, and cough develop in ...

Did you know that certain medications can cause symptom of 'Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia'. Find these drugs listed on the page and be warned of similar symptoms as possible side-effects.

Pneumocystis pneumonia is a condition caused by a microorganism called Pneumocystis jiroveci. This has been reclassified in recent years as a fungus due to its characteristic nucleotide sequences ...

Pneumocystis is an organism that has changed name and species over the past few years: Originally called “Pneumocystis carinii”, and thought to be a protozoa, it was discovered that it is in fact a ...