Pneumocystis jirovecii among patients with cystic fibrosis and their household members.

Ruben MorillaFrancisco Javier MedranoAna CalzadaEsther QuintanaElena CampanoVicente FriazaEnrique J CalderónCarmen de la Horra

Published in: Medical mycology (2021)

This study suggests for the first time the possible transmission of Pneumocystis in the family environment of patients with cystic fibrosis, indicating that patients and their household members are reservoirs and possible sources of this infection.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
drinking water