Caspofungin Combined With TMP/SMZ in Treatment of Intractable Acute Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Renal Transplant Recipients: Case Report and Literature Review

• Published in: Clinical case reports Vol. 13; no. 8
• Main Authors: Hu, Hongtao, Xu, Shen, Jiang, Wen, Xu, Baoping, Wang, Jing, Xu, Gang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.08.2025; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Case Report; caspofungin; Clinical significance; Disease prevention; Glycoproteins; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Immune system; Infections; Intubation; Kidney transplants; Medical imaging; Mortality; Oxygen saturation; Patients; Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP); Pneumonia; Renal replacement therapy; renal transplant; TMP/SMZ; Tomography; Ventilators

ABSTRACT Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is a potential life‐threatening opportunistic infection that predominantly affects immunocompromised individuals, such as those with human immunodeficiency virus or organ transplant recipients. The treatment of PJP, particularly severe cases, remains c...