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Pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-positive adults, Malawi |
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| Authors: | van Oosterhout Joep J G Laufer Miriam K Perez M Arantza Graham Stephen M Chimbiya Nelson Thesing Phillip C Alvarez-Martinez Miriam J Wilson Paul E Chagomerana Maganizo Zijlstra Eduard E Taylor Terrie E Plowe Christopher V Meshnick Steven R |
| Affiliation: | University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi. |
| Abstract: | In a prospective study of 660 HIV-positive Malawian adults, we diagnosed Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP) using clinical features, induced sputum for immunofluorescent staining, real-time PCR, and posttreatment follow-up. PcP incidence was highest in patients with the lowest CD4 counts, but PcP is uncommon compared with incidences of pulmonary tuberculosis and bacterial pneumonia. |
| Keywords: | Pneumocystis pneumonia HIV Malawi PCR incidence diagnosis dispatch |
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