"Pneumocystis Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infections with species in the genus PNEUMOCYSTIS, a fungus causing interstitial plasma cell pneumonia (PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS) and other infections in humans and other MAMMALS. Immunocompromised patients, especially those with AIDS, are particularly susceptible to these infections. Extrapulmonary sites are rare but seen occasionally.
| Descriptor ID |
D016720
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.770
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| Concept/Terms |
Pneumocystis Infections- Pneumocystis Infections
- Infection, Pneumocystis
- Infections, Pneumocystis
- Pneumocystis Infection
- Pneumocystis carinii Infections
- Pneumocystis carinii Infection
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumocystis Infections" by people in Profiles.
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Pneumocystis-Driven Inducible Bronchus-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Formation Requires Th2 and Th17 Immunity. Cell Rep. 2017 03 28; 18(13):3078-3090.
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The CD40-CD154 system in anti-infective host defense. Curr Opin Immunol. 1997 Aug; 9(4):491-7.
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Renal manifestations of AIDS. Radiographics. 1993 May; 13(3):587-96.