Pneumocystis pneumonia in the COVID-19 pandemic era: similarities and challenges.
COVID-19
Pneumocystis jirovecii
SARS-CoV-2
pneumonia
Journal
Trends in parasitology
ISSN: 1471-5007
Titre abrégé: Trends Parasitol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100966034
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2021
10 2021
Historique:
received:
25
06
2021
revised:
21
07
2021
accepted:
22
07
2021
pubmed:
9
8
2021
medline:
22
9
2021
entrez:
8
8
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The clinical picture of the fungal disease, Pneumocystis pneumonia, resembles the course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), presenting a diagnostic challenge in the pandemic era. We discuss the concern of Pneumocystis jirovecii and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) coinfection, their similarities, and the impact of immunosuppression, with a suggested diagnostic pathway for their suspected coinfection.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34364804
pii: S1471-4922(21)00175-6
doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2021.07.010
pmc: PMC8335554
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
859-862Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests.
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