Prognostic factors of Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases.

Takahiro KageyamaShunsuke FurutaKei IkedaShin-Ichiro KagamiDaisuke KashiwakumaTakao SugiyamaTakeshi UmibeNorihiko WatanabeMieko YamagataHiroshi Nakajima

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Although PCP can occur even in patients without these risk factors, our data demonstrate that the overall prognosis of PCP in such patients is good. Given that the standard prophylactic treatment against PCP has safety issues, the risk-stratified use of prophylactic treatment may be advisable.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
end stage renal disease
risk factors
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
big data
combination therapy
smoking cessation
drug induced
mechanical ventilation