Severity and outcomes of Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients newly diagnosed with HIV infection: An observational cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 672-678

  Fei, Matthew W ^a   Sant, Catherine A ^a   Kim, Eunice J ^a   Swartzman, Alexandra ^b   Davis, J Lucian ^a,b   Jarlsberg, Leah G ^a   Huang, Laurence ^a,b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70849126613     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540903051633     Document Type: Article

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