Risk Factors for <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> Pneumonia in Non-HIV Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Case-Control Study

Risk Factors for <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> Pneumonia in Non-HIV Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Case-Control Study

Background: Very few cases of <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia (PJP) have been reported in COVID-19 so far, and mostly in patients with concomitant HIV infection or in solid-organ transplant recipients. Despite COVID-19 being associated with lymphopenia and the use of steroids, th...

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Main Authors: Giulio Viceconte, Antonio Riccardo Buonomo, Alessia D’Agostino, Maria Foggia, Antonio Di Fusco, Biagio Pinchera, Riccardo Scotto, Carmine Iacovazzo, Luca Fanasca, Gaetana Messina, Francesco Cacciatore, Paola Salvatore, Ivan Gentile, on behalf of the Federico II COVID Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
COVID-19
<i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i>
SARS-CoV-2
immunocompromised
pneumonia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/8/838

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