Pneumocystis jirovecii Genotype Associated with Increased Death Rate of HIV-infected Patients with Pneumonia

Pneumocystis jirovecii Genotype Associated with Increased Death Rate of HIV-infected Patients with Pneumonia

Pneumocystis jirovecii dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) mutations have been associated with failure of sulfa prophylaxis; their effect on the outcome of patients with P. jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) remains controversial. P. jirovecii DHPS polymorphisms and genotypes were identified in 112 cases of PCP...

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Hauptverfasser: Meja Rabodonirina, Laetitia Vaillant, Patrick Taffé, Aimable Nahimana, René-Pierre Gillibert, Philippe Vanhems, Philippe M. Hauser
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-01-01
Schriftenreihe:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Schlagworte:
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
HIV
dihydropteroate synthase mutations
opportunistic infection
immunocompromised
virus
Online Zugang:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/1/12-0140_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/1/12-0140_article

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