Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), also known as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP), is a form of pneumonia that is caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis...

Pneumocystis jirovecii (previously P. carinii) is a yeast-like fungus of the genus Pneumocystis. The causative organism of Pneumocystis pneumonia, it...

monotypic family Pneumocystidaceae, which in turn contains the genus Pneumocystis, causative agent of Pneumocystis pneumonia. "Pneumocystomycetes". v t e...

the medicine most commonly used to prevent Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) People who get Pneumocystis pneumonia have a medical condition that weakens...

Pneumocystis wakefieldiae is a parasitic fungus isolated from rats. Cushion MT, Keely SP, Stringer JR (2005). "Validation of the name Pneumocystis wakefieldiae"...

Pneumocystis murina is a species of fungus, first isolated from laboratory mice, hence its name.. Pneumocystis murina is a species of fungi belonging to...

illustrate the parasitic fungal genus Pneumocystis, which later became infamous for being linked to pneumocystis pneumonia in AIDS patients. Chagas was...

Solomon Islands. Graves died on 26 July 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee with pneumocystis pneumonia and CMV, which some authors suggest constitutes a sufficient...

California with pneumocystis pneumonia and Kaposi's sarcoma and alerted her supervisor about it. Those patients had HIV/AIDS; pneumocystis pneumonia and...

infections are more serious and include cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, pneumocystis pneumonia, aspergillosis and mucormycosis. Signs and symptoms range widely...

Infection is usually due to inhaling contaminated air. Pneumocystis jirovecii (or Pneumocystis carinii) can cause a form of pneumonia in people with weakened...

in which the patient lives.[citation needed] Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) (originally known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia) is relatively rare in healthy...

granuloma formation to be desirable in the resolution of the disease. Pneumocystis infection in the lungs is usually not associated with granulomas, but...

travelers' diarrhea. With sulfamethoxazole or dapsone it may be used for Pneumocystis pneumonia in people with HIV/AIDS. It is taken orally (swallowed by mouth)...

less prevalent, subtypes of HIV. 1930s to 1950s A range of small scale Pneumocystis pneumonia epidemics occurred in northern and central European countries...

candidiasis (yeast infection), and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP, a fungal infection of the lungs formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia). Tests...

Primaquine is a medication used to treat and prevent malaria and to treat Pneumocystis pneumonia. Specifically it is used for malaria due to Plasmodium vivax...

Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces, Cryptococcus neoformans, Pneumocystis jiroveci (pneumocystis pneumonia, or PCP), and Coccidioides immitis. Histoplasmosis...

be used as a treatment and prophylactic measure for toxoplasmosis and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. Adverse effects by incidence include: Common (>1%...

modalities: treating infections and boosting the immune system. Prevention of Pneumocystis pneumonia using trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole is useful in those who...

is an antimicrobial medication for the prevention and treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP). Atovaquone is a chemical compound that belongs...

leishmaniasis, Balamuthia infections, babesiosis, and to prevent and treat pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in people with poor immune function. In African trypanosomiasis...

sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim in the treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii), a common cause of pneumonia in AIDS patients...

Influenza Measles Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Varicella zoster Pneumocystis jirovecii (PCP) Invasive aspergillosis Candidiasis Mucormycosis Pulmonary...

immunocompromised human hosts. Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii) is a fungus that causes pneumocystis pneumonia, a respiratory...

Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) describing cases of a rare lung infection, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), in five healthy gay men in Los Angeles. This...

Atypical bacterial Mycoplasma Legionnaires' disease Chlamydiae Fungal Pneumocystis Parasitic noninfectious Chemical/Mendelson's syndrome Aspiration/Lipid...

used to identify the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jiroveci, which causes a form of pneumonia called Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) or pneumocystosis. The...

showed symptoms of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP or PJP, the latter term recognizing that the causative agent is now called Pneumocystis jirovecii), a rare...

chemical related to phencyclidine Pneumocystis pneumonia, a form of pneumonia caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii Post-coital pill, a form...