Open AccessNo Recurrence of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia after Solid Organ Transplantation Regardless of Secondary Prophylaxis
Author(s) -
Tark Kim,
Heungsup Sung,
YuMi Lee,
HyoLim Hong,
SungHan Kim,
SangHo Choi,
Jun Hee Woo,
Yang Soo Kim,
SangOh Lee
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.00998-12
Subject(s) - pneumocystis pneumonia , pneumocystis jirovecii , medicine , pneumonia , retrospective cohort study , pneumocystis carinii , transplantation , organ transplantation , surgery
There are no data on the efficacy of secondary prophylaxis against Pneumocystis pneumonia after solid organ transplantation. Therefore, we investigated the rate of recurrence of Pneumocystis pneumonia after solid organ transplantation in a retrospective cohort study. Between 2005 and 2011, a total of 41 recipients recovered from Pneumocystis pneumonia. Of these, 22 (53.7%) received secondary prophylaxis. None of the 41 recipients experienced recurrence of Pneumocystis pneumonia during the follow-up, regardless of secondary prophylaxis.
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