Frequency of Pneumocystis jirovecii in sputum from HIV and TB patients in Namibia

Frequency of Pneumocystis jirovecii in sputum from HIV and TB patients in Namibia

Introduction: The opportunistic fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii causes Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP), which is a life-threatening infection in HIV/AIDS patients. The seemingly low prevalence of P. jirovecii pneumonia in sub-Saharan Africa has been a matter of great debate because many HIV/AIDS patients...

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Main Authors: Vincent Nowaseb, Esegiel Gaeb, Marcin G Fraczek, Malcolm D Richardson, David W Denning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2014-03-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
fungal diseases
HIV
opportunistic infections
Pneumocystis jirovecii
tuberculosis
sputum
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3864
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