Background: Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly known as P. carinii) is one of the most
opportunistic agents, which frequently leads to hospitalization and death in …

Background: The use of immune suppressive drugs for organ transplant recipients
predisposes them to opportunistic infections, especially by fungal agents. Pneumocystis …

Pneumocystis jirovecii is an opportunistic fungus causing Pneumocystis pneumonia
primarily in immunosuppressed patients. However, immunocompetent individuals may …

Methods: The current cross sectional study was conducted on bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
fluids of 100patients collected from surgery and neurosurgery ICUs with different underlying …

Pneumocystis jirovecii is a human-specific species and causes fatal infections like P.
jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in immunocompromised persons. Although direct microscopy is …

Objectives: In developing countries like India, the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii
infection is often made either by conventional staining or clinically. This study was planned …

Routine laboratory diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii is currently achieved by PCR in
almost all laboratories with sufficient equipment due to its high sensitivity and specificity …

Introduction Infection complications in lung cancer (LC), one of the most common cancers in
the world, are still among the most important causes of death. Of them, P. jirovecii, which is …

Objective Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP), caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii, is one
of the opportunistic fungal infections that can cause life-threatening pneumonia in children …