LAUSR.org creates dashboard-style pages of related content for over 1.5 million academic articles. Sign Up to like articles & get recommendations!

Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, and Diagnostic Testing Practices for Pneumocystis Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations, United States, 2019-2022.

Among 9196 hospitalizations involving Pneumocystis pneumonia, those without HIV had higher in-hospital mortality (24.3% vs 10.5%, P < .001) when compared with those with HIV. These findings underscore the continued… Click to show full abstract

Among 9196 hospitalizations involving Pneumocystis pneumonia, those without HIV had higher in-hospital mortality (24.3% vs 10.5%, P < .001) when compared with those with HIV. These findings underscore the continued importance of Pneumocystis pneumonia clinical awareness and the need for comprehensive prophylaxis guidance, particularly for certain patients without HIV who are immunosuppressed.

Keywords: epidemiology; pneumocystis pneumonia; epidemiology clinical; clinical characteristics; characteristics diagnostic; diagnostic testing

Journal Title: Open forum infectious diseases
Year Published: 2024

Link to full text (if available)


Share on Social Media:                               Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!

Related content

More Information              News              Social Media              Video              Recommended



                Click one of the above tabs to view related content.