Study on the Prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii as a Causative Agent of Lung Pathology in People with Different Immune Status

• Published in: Biomedicines Vol. 11; no. 7; p. 1851
• Main Authors: Harizanov, Rumen, Tsvetkova, Nina, Ivanova, Aleksandra, Enikova, Raina, Videnova, Mihaela, Rainova, Iskra, Kaneva, Eleonora, Kaftandjiev, Iskren, Strashimirov, Dimitar, Yancheva-Petrova, Nina, Simeonovski, Ivan, Levterova, Viktoria, Yanev, Nikolay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.06.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS; Bronchus; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Coronaviruses; Cysts; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Diagnosis; DNA; Drinking water; Epidemics; genetic techniques; Hematology; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Immune status; immunity; Immunocompetence; Immunocompromised hosts; Infections; Laboratory methods; Lavage; Lung diseases; microscopy; Parasitic diseases; Pathogens; Pneumocystis jirovecii; Pneumocystis pneumonia; Pneumocystosis; Pneumonia; Polymerase chain reaction; Premature babies; Premature birth; Secretions; Software; Sputum; Stains & staining; Sulfamethoxazole; Transplants & implants; Trimethoprim; Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; Netherlands; Bulgaria; United States > US; Germany; genetic techniques; microscopy; immunity; Pneumocystis pneumonia

Background: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) commonly affects immunocompromised individuals, whereas in immunocompetent persons, it occurs relatively rarely, and in most cases, the Pneumocystis infection is detected as an asymptomatic colonization. The present study aimed to establish the prevalence of...