Pneumocystis carinii (jíroveci) pneumonia (PCP) in ICU patients with hematological malignancies
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Year of publication | 2004 |
Type | Article in Periodical |
Magazine / Source | European Respiratory Journal |
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Field | Oncology and hematology |
Keywords | pneumocystis carinii (jíroveci) pneumonia; hiv-negative patients; clinical picture |
Description | Over 7 years, 179 HIV-negative patients were examined with suspicion on PCP. Of them, 120 (67%) were ICU patients with hematological malignancies. PCP was established in 39 (32.5%)of 120 patients so-called typical X-ray picture was not invariably found. Complete or partial improvement occurred in 30 (76.9%) patients. |
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