Non-HIV <it>Pneumocystis</it> pneumonia: do conventional community-acquired pneumonia guidelines under estimate its severity?

Non-HIV <it>Pneumocystis</it> pneumonia: do conventional community-acquired pneumonia guidelines under estimate its severity?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Non-HIV <it>Pneumocystis</it> pneumonia (PCP) can occur in immunosuppressed patients having malignancy or on immunosuppressive agents. To classify severity, the A-DROP scale proposed by the Japanese Respiratory Society (J...

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Main Authors: Asai Nobuhiro, Motojima Shinji, Ohkuni Yoshihiro, Matsunuma Ryo, Nakasima Kei, Iwasaki Takuya, Nakashita Tamao, Otsuka Yoshihito, Kaneko Norihiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mattioli 1885 2012-06-01
Series:Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
Subjects:
Community acquired pneumonia
Guidelines
Mortality
Non-HIV <it>Pneumocystis</it> pneumonia
Online Access:http://www.mrmjournal.com/content/7/1/2

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