Tulane University researchers have developed a CRISPR-based test that diagnoses Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) — a life-threatening fungal infection primarily affecting children and ...

This type of pneumonia is rare but can be dangerous for those with weakened immune systems. Treatment and diagnosis processes have come a long way in the last few decades. Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) ...

Pneumocystis pneumonia is a condition caused by a microorganism called Pneumocystis jiroveci. This has been reclassified in recent years as a fungus due to its characteristic nucleotide sequences and ...

Pneumocystis pneumonia is a potentially life-endangering disease caused by the fungal pathogen Pneumocystis jiroveci. It is predominantly observed in immunocompromised individuals. This microorganism ...

Discontinuing prophylactic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) while patients with autoimmune or inflammatory disease (AIID) were receiving > 12.5 mg/d of prednisone-equivalent glucocorticoids ...

Sarcoidosis is often treated with high-dose oral corticosteroids for extended periods of time. Anytime we prescribe oral corticosteroids, my fellow always wants to start trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ...

Scientists at Tulane University School of Medicine have developed a promising new model to study a pneumonia-causing fungus that has been notoriously difficult to culture in a lab. Researchers were ...

Patients with dermatomyositis who were positive for a myositis-specific antibody had a much higher incidence of and mortality associated with Pneumocystis jirovecii infection than patients with other ...

Infliximab, a monoclonal antibody against tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), is used in Japan for the treatment of patients with active rheumatoid arthritis that is resistant to methotrexate. 1 ...

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is the most common fungal pneumonia in children. But current diagnostic methods can take days an require an invasive bronchoscopy procedure. Now, a new ...

To the Editor: Thomas and Limper (June 10 issue) 1 mention a decreased prevalence of AIDS in the Western Hemisphere associated with the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), resulting ...