Clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia without a compromised illness.

Tae-Ok KimJae-Kyeong LeeYong-Soo KwonYu-Il KimSung-Chul LimMin-Seok KimBo Gun KhoCheol-Kyu ParkIn Jae Oh Young-Chul KimHa Young ParkHong Joon Shin

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Patients with PCP with no predisposing illnesses were older and had higher mortality rates than IC patients with PCP. Delayed anti-PCP treatment was associated with increased 90-day mortality.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
risk factors
community dwelling
type diabetes
intensive care unit
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
community acquired pneumonia