Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report: APA. Meštrović, Tomislav. (2019, February 27). Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) Fungal Disease.

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 ...

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

Stopping prophylactic treatment in patients with rheumatic disease on > 12.5 mg/d of prednisone-equivalent corticosteroids raises the risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.

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Breakthrough CRISPR-based test offers faster, more accurate diagnosis for fungal pneumonia New diagnostic tool detects Pneumocystis jirovecii infection in just 45 minutes--offering a safer, more ...

Nurses create an algorithm to monitor and prevent pneumonia in multiple myeloma patients. Low white blood cell counts caused by cancers or treatments that affect bone marrow, like multiple myeloma, ...

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 ...