TY - JOUR
T1 - Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
AU - Hughes, Walter T.
PY - 1977/12/22
Y1 - 1977/12/22
N2 - By the middle of the 20th century, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonitis had not been recognized in North America. Yet within the past two decades the prevalence has increased to the point that several hundred cases occur annually in the United States. The emergence of this infectious disease is probably related directly to the increased use of immunosuppressive therapy for diseases of somewhat unrelated causes. Organ-transplant recipients, patients with cancer and children with congenital immune deficiency disorders constitute the majority of patients at risk for the disease. In such cases, referred to here as the “child-adult type,” the pneumonitis is an acute,. . .
AB - By the middle of the 20th century, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonitis had not been recognized in North America. Yet within the past two decades the prevalence has increased to the point that several hundred cases occur annually in the United States. The emergence of this infectious disease is probably related directly to the increased use of immunosuppressive therapy for diseases of somewhat unrelated causes. Organ-transplant recipients, patients with cancer and children with congenital immune deficiency disorders constitute the majority of patients at risk for the disease. In such cases, referred to here as the “child-adult type,” the pneumonitis is an acute,. . .
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM197712222972505
DO - 10.1056/NEJM197712222972505
M3 - Review article
C2 - 337137
AN - SCOPUS:0017566538
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 297
SP - 1381
EP - 1383
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 25
ER -