Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) PCR-negative conversion predicts prognosis of HIV-negative patients with PCP and acute respiratory failure.
Ji Soo ChoiSang Hoon LeeAh Young LeemJoo Han SongSong Yee KimKyung Soo ChungJi Ye JungYoung Ae KangYoung Sam KimJoon ChangMoo Suk ParkPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Determination of PCP PCR-negative conversion and PaO2/FiO2 ratios may help physicians predict treatment failure and mortality in non-HIV PCP patients with respiratory failure.
Keyphrases
- respiratory failure
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- antiretroviral therapy
- mechanical ventilation
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- men who have sex with men
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- primary care
- cardiovascular events
- intensive care unit
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- hepatitis b virus
- mass spectrometry