Open AccessRecent advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Author(s) -
Richard T. Davey,
Henry Masur
Publication year - 1990
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.34.4.499
Subject(s) - pneumocystis carinii , pneumonia , medicine , intensive care medicine , pneumocystis pneumonia , aids related opportunistic infections , disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , pneumocystis jirovecii , sida , viral disease , pathology
In summary, recent advances in our ability to diagnose, treat, and prevent recurrences of pneumocystis pneumonia have significantly improved the clinical management of this infection, especially in HIV-1-infected individuals. As current investigations allow our therapeutic armamentarium in this disease to be strengthened even further, it is likely that pneumocystis pneumonia will pose a diminishing threat to those patients currently most susceptible to this infection.