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Review
. 2011 Aug;18(3):219-28.
doi: 10.1051/parasite/2011183219.

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in developing countries

Y de Armas Rodríguez  1 , G Wissmann, A L Müller, M A Pederiva, M C Brum, R L Brackmann, V Capó de Paz, E J Calderón
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Review

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in developing countries

Y de Armas Rodríguez et al. Parasite. 2011 Aug.

Abstract
in English, French

Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) is a serious fungal infection among immunocompromised patients. In developed countries, the epidemiology and clinical spectrum of PcP have been clearly defined and well documented. However, in most developing countries, relatively little is known about the prevalence of pneumocystosis. Several articles covering African, Asian and American countries were reviewed in the present study. PcP was identified as a frequent opportunistic infection in AIDS patients from different geographic regions. A trend to an increasing rate of PcP was apparent in developing countries from 2002 to 2010.

La pneumonie due à Pneumocystis jirovecii (PcP) est une infection mycosique sévère chez les patients immunodéprimés. Dans les pays développés, les données épidémiologiques et cliniques de la PcP sont bien documentées. En revanche, dans les pays en voie de développement, on dispose de peu d’informations concernant la prévalence de la pneumocystose. De nombreux articles qui concernent des pays d’Afrique, d’Asie et d’Amérique sont passés en revue dans ce travail. La PcP est une infection opportuniste fréquente chez les patients atteints de sida dans différentes régions géographiques. Une tendance à l’augmentation de l’incidence de la PcP a été observée dans les pays en développement entre 2002 et 2010.

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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP) rates among HIV-infected subjects in developing countries from 2002 until 2010.
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