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Global
       

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Pneumocystis jiroveci: epidemiological, pathophysiological and biological update.
Vedy S, Ragot C, Robet Y, Puyhardy JM.
 Ann Biol Clin (Paris). 2009 Jul-Aug;67(4):369-79.
 Abstract

Changing global epidemiology of pulmonary manifestations of HIV/AIDS.
Hull MW, Phillips P, Montaner JS.
Chest. 2008 Dec;134(6):1287-98.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Current Epidemiology of Pneumocystis Pneumonia,
Morris A, Lundgren JD, Masur H,  et al.
Emerg Infect Dis  2004 Oct
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Africa
       
Malawi

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-positive adults, Malawi.
van Oosterhout JJ, Laufer MK, Perez MA, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis  Feb 2007
Paper
 
South Africa

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
High prevalence of dihydropteroate synthase mutations in Pneumocystis jirovecii isolated
from patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia in South Africa.
Dini L, du Plessis M, Frean J, Fernandez V.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Jun;48(6):2016-21
 Abstract

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in African miners at autopsy.
Wong ML, Back P, Candy G, Nelson G, Murray J. 
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2006 Jul;10(7):756-60.
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Asia
       
Multinational

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Failure to prescribe pneumocystis prophylaxis is associated with increased mortality,
even in the cART era: results from the Treat Asia HIV Observational Database.
Lim PL, Zhou J, Ditangco RA, Law MG, et alJ
 Int AIDS Soc. 2012 Jan 26;15(1):1
 Abstract

China

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

  Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in Hong Kong: a 10 year retrospective study.
Hui M, Kwok WT.
J Med Microbiol. 2006 Jan;55(Pt 1):85-8.
 Abstract
 
India
 
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Genotyping and phylogenetic analysis of Pneumocystis jirovecii isolates from India.
Gupta R, Mirdha BR, Guleria R, et al 
Infect Genet Evol. 2010 Aug;10(6):712-9
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Taiwan
 
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia in Patients with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Receiving Chemotherapy
Containing Rituximab.
Chang H, Yeh HC, Su YC, Lee MH.
J Chin Med Assoc. 2008 Nov;71(11):579-82.
 Abstract
 
Thailand
 
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Study of DHPS and DHFR genes of Pneumocystis jirovecii in Thai HIV-infected patients.
Siripattanapipong S, Leelayoova S, Mungthin M,et al
Med Mycol. 2008 Jun;46(4):389-92.
 Abstract
Australia/Pacific Islands
       
New Zealand

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in Hong Kong: a 10 year retrospective study.
Hui M, Kwok WT.
J Med Microbiol. 2006 Jan;55(Pt 1):85-8.
 Abstract
Europe
       
Austria
 
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Seasonal variation of Pneumocystis jirovecii infection: analysis of underlying climatic factors.
Sing A, Schmoldt S, Laubender RP, Heesemann J,  et a
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Jun 6
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The clinical significance and phylogenetic relationship of novel Australian Pneumocystis
jirovecii genotypes.
van Hal SJ, Gilgado F, Doyle T, et al
 J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Apr 15.
 Abstract
 
France
 
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Quantification and spread of Pneumocystis jirovecii in the surrounding air of patients
with Pneumocystis pneumonia.
Choukri F, Menotti J, Sarfati C,  et al
Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 1;51(3):259-65
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Germany
 
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Low prevalence of human metapneumovirus and human bocavirus in adult immunocompromised
high risk patients suspected to suffer from Pneumocystis pneumonia.
Müller A, Klinkenberg D, Vehreschild J, et al 
J Infect. 2009 Mar;58(3):227-31
 Abstract

Molecular evidence of nosocomial Pneumocystis jirovecii transmission among 16 patients
after kidney transplantation.
Schmoldt S, Schuhegger R, Wendler T, et al
J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Mar;46(3):966-71
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The Netherlands

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  An outbreak of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia with 1 predominant genotype among
renal transplant recipients: interhuman transmission or a common environmental source?
de Boer MG, Bruijnesteijn van Coppenraet LE, Gaasbeek A, et al  
Clin Infect Dis. 2007 May 1;44(9):1143-9.
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Portugal

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Pneumocystis jirovecii multilocus genotyping profiles in patients from Portugal and Spain.
Esteves F, Montes-Cano MA, de la Horra C, et al
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2008 Apr;14(4):356-62.
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Spain

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
High Prevalence of Pneumocystis jiroveci Colonization Among Young HIV-Infected Patients.[Spain}
Gutiérrez S, Morilla R, León JA,  et al
J Adolesc Health. 2011 Jan;48(1):103-5
 Abstract
 

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in Spanish HIV-infected patients in the combined
antiretroviral therapy era: prevalence of dihydropteroate synthase mutations and
prognostic factors of mortality.
Alvarez-Martínez MJ, Moreno A, Miró JM, et al
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 Jun 11.
Abstract
 
Pneumocystis jirovecii multilocus genotyping profiles in patients from Portugal and Spain.
Esteves F, Montes-Cano MA, de la Horra C, et al
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2008 Apr;14(4):356-62.
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FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Pneumocystis jirovecii in general population.
Medrano FJ, Montes-Cano M, Conde M, et al
Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Feb;11(2):245-5
 Paper
 
Switzerland
 
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Interhuman transmission as a potential key parameter for geographical variation in the
prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii dihydropteroate synthase mutations.
Hauser PM, Nahimana A, Taffe P,  et al
Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 15;51(4):e28-33.
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United Kingdom

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated
with infliximab: A retrospective review and case-control study of 21 patients.
Komano Y, Harigai M, Koike R, et al 
Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Mar 15;61(3):305-12.
Latin America/Caribbean
       
Brazil

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Absence of dihydropteroate synthase mutations in Pneumocystis jirovecii from Brazilian
AIDS patients.
issmann G, Alvarez-Martinez MJ
J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2006 Jul-Aug;53(4):305-7.
 Abstract
North America
       
United States
 
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Analysis of USRDS: incidence and risk factors for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia.
Neff RT, Jindal RM, Yoo DY, , et al
 Transplantation. 2009 Jul 15;88(1):135-41.
 Abstract

Severity and outcomes of Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients newly diagnosed with HIV infection:
An observational cohort study.
Fei MW, Sant CA, Kim EJ, et al  
Scand J Infect Dis. 2009 Jun 11:1-7.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Nonadherence to primary prophylaxis against Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.
Heffelfinger JD, Voetsch AC, Nakamura GV, et al 
PLoS ONE. 2009;4(3):e5002
 Paper
 
Trends in Hospitalizations for AIDS-Associated Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in the United States
(1986-2005).
Kelley CF, Checkley W, Mannino DM, et al
Chest. 2009 Mar 2.
 
FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Outcome of HIV-associated Pneumocystis pneumonia in hospitalized patients from 2000 through 2003.
Radhi S, Alexander T, Ukwu M, et al
 BMC Infect Dis. 2008 Sep 16;8(1):118.
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Epidemiology and clinical significance of pneumocystis colonization.
Morris A, Wei K, Afshar K, Huang L
J Infect Dis. 2008 Jan 1;197(1):10-7.
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        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  A comparison of the Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia diagnosis between MSM and non-MSM
male AIDS patients in Houston/Harris County, 2000-2009
H Rehman, J Gomez,K Chronister, et al  
(139 APHA)
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