Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2007)

Pneumocystis Pneumonia in HIV-positive Adults, Malawi

  • Joep J.G. van Oosterhout,
  • Miriam K. Laufer,
  • M. Arantza Perez,
  • Stephen M. Graham,
  • Nelson Chimbiya,
  • Phillip C. Thesing,
  • Miriam J. Álvarez-Martinez,
  • Paul E. Wilson,
  • Maganizo Chagomerana,
  • Eduard E. Zijlstra,
  • Terrie E. Taylor,
  • Christopher V. Plowe,
  • Steven R Meshnick

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1302.060462
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 2
pp. 325 – 325

Abstract

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In a prospective study of 660 HIV-positive Malawian adults, we diagnosed Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP) using clinical features, induced sputum for immunofluorescent staining, real-time PCR, and posttreatment follow-up. PcP incidence was highest in patients with the lowest CD4 counts but uncommon compared with incidences of pulmonary tuberculosis and bacterial pneumonia.

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