"Pneumocystis carinii" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The prototype species of PNEUMOCYSTIS infecting the laboratory rat. It was formerly called Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. carinii. Strains that infect humans and cause PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA were originally classified as Pneumocystis jirovecii or Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis.
| Descriptor ID |
D045363
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.107.730.650
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumocystis carinii" by people in Profiles.
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Serum (1,3)-Beta-d-Glucan has suboptimal performance for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in cancer patients and correlates poorly with respiratory burden as measured by quantitative PCR. J Infect. 2020 09; 81(3):443-451.
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Low risk of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and invasive aspergillosis in patients with Waldenstr?m macroglobulinaemia on ibrutinib. Br J Haematol. 2019 05; 185(4):788-790.
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Clinical, Diagnostic, and Treatment Disparities between HIV-Infected and Non-HIV-Infected Immunocompromised Patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia. Respiration. 2018; 96(1):52-65.
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Clinical Manifestations and Prognostic Factors of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia without HIV. Chemotherapy. 2017; 62(6):343-349.
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Clinical Diagnosis, Viral PCR, and Antibiotic Utilization in Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Am J Ther. 2016 May-Jun; 23(3):e766-72.
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Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole-Induced Severe Lactic Acidosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Apr; 95(17):e3478.
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Multilocus microsatellite genotyping array for investigation of genetic epidemiology of Pneumocystis jirovecii. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 May; 52(5):1391-9.
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Simian immunodeficiency virus infection potently modulates chemokine networks and immune environments in hilar lymph nodes of cynomolgus macaques. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Aug 01; 63(4):428-37.
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A successful diagnostic case of Pneumocystis pneumonia by the loop-mediated isothermal amplification method in a patient with dermatomyositis. J Infect Chemother. 2012 Dec; 18(6):965-9.
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Primary alveolar epithelial cell surface membrane microdomain function is required for Pneumocystis ?-glucan-induced inflammatory responses. Innate Immun. 2012 Oct; 18(5):709-16.