Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, study of 26 cases

Conclusion: Chemoprophylaxis was used in a minority of the cases and more than half the patients required transfer to ICU with higher mortality during the first month after diagnosis

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Calero Pardo, S., Cano Pumarega, I., Rio Ramirez, M. T., Abad Fernandez, A., Canal Casado, E., Adres Ruzafa, P., Garcia Satue, J. L., Matesanz Lopez, C., Vasquez Gambasica, Z. A., Marulanda Melo, R., Ramos Martos, A., Juretschke Moragues, M. A. Tags: Respiratory Infections Source Type: research