Pneumocystis Infections
"Pneumocystis Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infections with species in the genus PNEUMOCYSTIS, a fungus causing interstitial plasma cell pneumonia (PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS) and other infections in humans and other MAMMALS. Immunocompromised patients, especially those with AIDS, are particularly susceptible to these infections. Extrapulmonary sites are rare but seen occasionally.
| Descriptor ID |
D016720
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.770
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| Concept/Terms |
Pneumocystis Infections- Pneumocystis Infections
- Infection, Pneumocystis
- Infections, Pneumocystis
- Pneumocystis Infection
- Pneumocystis carinii Infections
- Pneumocystis carinii Infection
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumocystis Infections" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Mack J, Mian A. Case 5: Fever and Hypoxia in a 17-year-old Boy Undergoing Cancer Chemotherapy. Pediatr Rev. 2017 May; 38(5):237.