Pneumocystis carinii is still a dangerous opportunist. The infection is continuously a threat to immunocompromised patients

• Published in: Läkartidningen Vol. 96; no. 4; p. 328
• Main Authors: Olsson, M, Elvin, K, Linder, E, Löfdahl, S, Wahlgren, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Sweden 27.01.1999
• Subjects: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - genetics; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - immunology; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - transmission; Air Microbiology; Humans; Immunocompromised Host - immunology; Pneumocystis - classification; Pneumocystis - genetics; Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - genetics; Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - immunology; Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - transmission; Polymerase Chain Reaction
• ISSN: 0023-7205

Despite recent decrease in the incidence of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) among patients infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), PCP remains a threat to other categories of immunocompromised patients. The article provides an outline of recent, mainly molecular genetic, findings in P...