"Pneumocystis carinii" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The prototype species of PNEUMOCYSTIS infecting the laboratory rat. It was formerly called Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. carinii. Strains that infect humans and cause PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA were originally classified as Pneumocystis jirovecii or Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis.
| Descriptor ID |
D045363
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.107.730.650
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2018 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumocystis carinii" by people in Profiles.
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Pneumocystis pneumonia in the COVID-19 pandemic era: similarities and challenges. Trends Parasitol. 2021 10; 37(10):859-862.
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Narrative review of the relationship between COVID-19 and PJP: does it represent coinfection or colonization? Infection. 2021 Dec; 49(6):1079-1090.
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An Unusual Case of Severe Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia (PJP) presenting as "Recurrent Cytokine Storm'' following COVID-19 Infection. J Assoc Physicians India. 2021 May; 69(5):78.
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[Not all cases of groundglas opacity are COVID-19 - Pneumocystis-jirovecii-pneumonia as a differential diagnosis]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2021 Apr; 146(9):603-607.
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Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Coinfection in a Patient With Newly Diagnosed HIV-1 Infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 04 26; 72(8):1487-1489.
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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient recovered from COVID-19. Infect Dis (Lond). 2021 05; 53(5):382-385.
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Not COVID-19, Don't Overlook Pneumocystis in Patients on Gefitinib! Curr Oncol. 2021 02 21; 28(1):961-964.
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COVID-19 and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: Back to the basics. Respir Med Res. 2021 05; 79:100814.
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Differential cytology profiles in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in COVID-19 patients: A descriptive observation and comparison with other corona viruses, Influenza virus, Haemophilus influenzae, and Pneumocystis jirovecii. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Jan 08; 100(1):e24256.
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COVID-19-related Respiratory Failure and Lymphopenia Do Not Seem Associated with Pneumocystosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 12 15; 202(12):1734-1736.