Airborne Spread ofPneumocystis jirovecii

Airborne spread of Pneumocystis jirovecii.

In this issue of the journal, Choukri et al [1] state that their study provides the first quantitative data on the spread of Pneumocystis jirovecii in exhaled air from infected patients. There are additional data in prior studies using air samples collected in rooms of patients diagnosed as having P. jirovecii showing that not only could the organisms be detected but also their types correlated...

Quantification and spread of Pneumocystis jirovecii in the surrounding air of patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia.

BACKGROUND Airborne transmission of Pneumocystis has been demonstrated in animal models and is highly probable in humans. However, information concerning burdens of Pneumocystis jirovecii (human-derived Pneumocystis) in exhaled air from infected patients is lacking. Our objective is to evaluate P. jirovecii air diffusion in patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia. METHODS Patients admitted with ...

Etymologia: Pneumocystis jirovecii

Colonization of Pneumocystis jirovecii in Patients who Received and not Received Corticosteroids Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: Airborne Transmission Approach

Background & objective: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is responsible for pulmonary infection in immunocompromised patients. This study aimed to investigating the frequency of Pneumocystis colonization in patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) and evaluating the relationship between PCP and Pneumocystis coloniza...

Spelling Pneumocystis jirovecii

To the Editor: Our 2002 article in Emerging Infectious Diseases about nomenclature changes for organisms in the genus Pneumocystis (1) has been widely cited and probably will remain a source for persons seeking information about this subject. Therefore, we need to correct an error in 1 of the species names presented in our article and in the 1999 article by Frenkel (2) on which our article was ...