Prescription of Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia Prophylaxis in HIV-Infected Patients
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[Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia: comparative study of cases in HIV-infected patients and immunocompromised non-HIV-infected patients].
BACKGROUND Although P. jiroveci pneumonia affects immunocompromised (IC) patients of any etiology, clinical features and prognostic outcomes are different depending if they are patients with HIV infection or other causes of IC. OBJECTIVES To compare clinical and laboratory features as well as outcomes of P. jiroveci pneumonia in HIV versus non-HIV patients. METHODS Retrospective review of c...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2325-9582,2325-9582
DOI: 10.1177/2325957416667486