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 - 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
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