Innehållsförteckning
Vad är Pneumocystis carinii?
Pneumocystis carinii är en svampart som beskrevs av P. Delanoë & Delanoë 1912. Pneumocystis carinii ingår i släktet Pneumocystis och familjen Pneumocystidaceae. Arten är reproducerande i Sverige.
Vilka svampar kan ge pneumoni?
Pneumocystis är en svamp som kan ge upphov till lunginflammation (Pneumocystis pneumoni, PCP) hos personer med nedsatt immunförsvar.
Vad är Pneumocystis Jirovecii?
Svensk definition. En lungsjukdom hos människor med immundefekter eller undernäring, eller hos barn, kännetecknad av dyspné, takypné (snabb andning) och hypoxemi. Pneumocystisinfektion är en ofta förekommande opportunistisk infektion i AIDS. Den orsakas av svamparten Pneumocystis jiroveci.
What is Pneumocystis carinii?
What is it? Pneumocystis (new-mo-sis-tis) carinii (kuh-rin-e-i) pneumonia (new-moan-yuh) is also known as ”PCP”. PCP is an infection that clogs up the lungs which makes it hard to breathe. Pneumocystis carinii usually attacks the lungs but can infect the rest of your body.
What is the drug of choice for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia?
Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia: A Clinical Review. The drug of choice for treatment and prophylaxis is trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, but alternatives are often needed because of adverse effects or, less commonly, treatment failure. Adjunctive corticosteroid therapy improves survival in moderate to severe cases.
What is the primary risk factor for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia?
Defective T-cell immunity is the primary risk factor for PCP. Associated clinical signs are well defined in HIV infection and reflect the degree of CD4+ cell depletion 7, 8 ( Table 1). PCP = Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; HIV = human immunodeficiency syndrome; AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
How is PCP carinii diagnosed?
P. carinii cannot be routinely cultured and is identified by stains demonstrating the cyst wall or the trophozoite ( Figure 2). Before the emergence of AIDS, PCP was diagnosed by open lung biopsy. Less invasive procedures—sputum induction and bronchoalveolar lavage—are now the methods of choice 12 ( Table 3). FIGURE 2.