Early Acquisition of Pneumocystis jirovecii Colonization and Potential Association With Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Preterm Newborn Infants | Zendy

Pilar Rojas | Zendy; Vicente Friaza | Zendy; Elisa García García | Zendy; Carmen de la Horra | Zendy; Sergio L. Vargas | Zendy; Enrique J. Calderón | Zendy; Antonio Pavón | Zendy

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Early Acquisition of Pneumocystis jirovecii Colonization and Potential Association With Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Preterm Newborn Infants

Author(s) -

Pilar Rojas,

Vicente Friaza,

Elisa García García,

Carmen de la Horra,

Sergio L. Vargas,

Enrique J. Calderón,

Antonio Pavón

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix454

Subject(s) - medicine , pneumocystis jirovecii , respiratory distress , odds ratio , pediatrics , pneumonia , gestational age , epidemiology , prospective cohort study , pregnancy , surgery , biology , genetics

Pneumocystis pneumonia is a well-recognized lung disease of premature and malnourished babies. Even though serologic studies have shown that children are exposed to Pneumocystis jirovecii early in life, the epidemiology of human P. jirovecii infection and the host-microorganism relationship in infancy remain poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of P. jirovecii colonization in preterm infants and its possible association with medical complications.

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