Pulmonary coinfection by Pneumocystis jiroveci and Cryptococcus neoformans

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 80-82

  Javier, Bava ^a   Susana, Lloveras ^b   Santiago, Garro ^b   Alcides, Troncoso ^c  

^a Infectious Diseases Hospital   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL F J MUÑIZ   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Definitive diagnosis; Diagnosis test; Opportunistic pathogen; Pneumocystis jiroveci; Pneumonia; Pulmonary coinfection

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EFAVIRENZ PLUS EMTRICITABINE PLUS TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COINFECTION; COMPLICATION; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; COINFECTION; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 84858131082     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60195-0     Document Type: Article

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