Impact of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia on kidney transplant outcome
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Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly Pneumocystis carinii sp. f. hominis) is an unusual fungus exhibiting pulmonary tropism and a highly defined host specificity. It is generally regarded as an opportunistic microorganism causing severe and often fatal pneumonia in AIDS patients. However, with the currently rising number of patients receiving immunosuppressive therapies for malignancies, allogeneic...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Nephrology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1471-2369
DOI: 10.1186/s12882-019-1407-x