Pneumocystis carinii (jirovecii) pneumonia (PCP): the most common opportunistic infection observed in HIV/AIDS cases at the University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This retrospective study was conducted among 59 HIV/AIDS patients with opportunistic infections admitted to the University Malaya Medical Centre between 2000 and 2009. Fifty-five point nine percent of cases were Chinese, 25.4 were Malays, 11.9 were Indians and 6.8 were of unknown ethnic origin. The...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim, Jamaiah, Mahmud, Rohela, Tok, E.L., Tan, C.L., Tan, W.H., Teo, W.S., Leow, H.F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network 2012
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/4062/1/PNEUMOCYSTIS_CARINII_%28JIROVECII%29_PNEUMONIA_%28PCP%29-_THE_MOST_COMMON_OPPORTUNISTIC_INFECTION_OBSERVED_IN_HIV_or_AIDS_CASES_AT_THE_UNIVERSITY_MALAYA_MEDICAL_CENTRE%2C_KUALALUMPUR%2C_MALAYSIA.pdf