Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: From August 2009 to July 2010, we encountered a cluster occurrence of PJP infection in our renal biopsy patients. Seven of 73 GN patients under immunosuppressant agents developed PJP infection, which were diagnosed by the Giemsa and Gomori's methenamine silver stains of the bronchoalveolar lavage specimen. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Chih-Yu Yang, An-Hang Yang, Wu-Chang Yang, Chih-Ching Lin |
Journal | Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
(Intern Med)
Vol. 51
Issue 20
Pg. 2869-75
( 2012)
ISSN: 1349-7235 [Electronic] Japan |
PMID | 23064560
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Glomerulonephritis
(epidemiology, immunology)
- Humans
- Immunocompromised Host
(drug effects, immunology)
- Immunosuppressive Agents
(adverse effects)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pneumocystis carinii
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
(chemically induced, epidemiology, immunology)
- Risk Factors
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