Acute respiratory failure due to Pneumocystis pneumonia: outcome and prognostic factors

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-66

  Boonsarngsuk, Viboon ^a   Sirilak, Supinda ^a   Kiatboonsri, Sumalee ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; Immunosuppression; Mortality; Pneumocystis pneumonia; Positive end expiratory pressure; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PREDNISOLONE; PRIMAQUINE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG MECHANICS; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MORTALITY; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; APACHE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 58049209295     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.03.027     Document Type: Article

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