Pneumocystis Pneumonia: Immunity, Vaccines, and Treatments

Pneumocystis pneumonia.

Pneumocystis is an opportunistic fungus that is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts. Despite a decline in incidence with the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), Pneumocystis remains the most common opportunistic infection in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and is an increasing cause of disease in patients with other...

Dectin immunoadhesins and pneumocystis pneumonia.

The opportunistic pathogen Pneumocystis jirovecii is a significant cause of disease in HIV-infected patients and others with immunosuppressive conditions. Pneumocystis can also cause complications in treatment following antiretroviral therapy or reversal of immunosuppressive therapy, as the newly reconstituted immune system can develop a pathological inflammatory response to remaining antigens ...

Endemic Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia

The entity of interstitial plasma cell pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii has received increasing attention during the past 10 years. Extensive studies and reviews concerning this problem, its epidemiology and pathogenesis (Ahvenainen, 1957; Bachmann, 1954; Cahalane, 1962; Jirovec, 1 960a and b; Muller and Vietor, 1957), its clinical course and picture (Berdnikoff, 1959; Dvorak and Jirovec, ...

[Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia].

A study is carried out in 8 infants with a diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia which was established through the study of histologic lung sections, and a microscopic study of protozoas. The following are some of the factors predisposing to this disease: prematurity, significant denutrition, primary immunodeficiencies, extended use of antibiotics, malignancies, and immunosuppressive trea...

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and reticuloses.