Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia.

Giovangiacinto PaternoL GuarneraR PalmieriV Del PreteF BonanniE BuzzattiF MorettiP CascianiA SaviD Di CaveL MaurilloF BuccisanoA VendittiM I Del Principe

Published in: Mycoses (2021)

We conclude that PJP infection is not uncommon among patients with AML. If intensive chemotherapy is planned, physicians should be aware of this risk and prophylaxis should be considered, particularly in older patients.

Keyphrases

acute myeloid leukemia
allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
primary care
squamous cell carcinoma
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
respiratory failure
community acquired pneumonia
rectal cancer