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| | Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii (PCP) |
 | | Adjuvant corticosteroid therapy for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in AIDS patients. | | | PCP is the AIDS indicator disease in 43% of patients; with effective prophylaxis and antiretroviral therapy - incidence is decreasing | | | Preventing Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus. |
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| | Pneumocystis Pneumonia |
| | Pneumocystis pneumonia is the most common pediatric illness associated with AIDS, especially in infants younger than 6 months, and its prevention is very important in AIDS care. | | | A doctor can sometimes diagnose pneumocystis pneumonia by X-ray or by finding the organism in lung fluids that have been examined in the laboratory. | | | Although animals may carry pneumocystis, they do not seem to be able to pass it to humans. |
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| | SF AIDS Fdn: Positive News 9/96 -- Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia (PCP) |
| | PCP prophylaxis is one of the most important things an HIV positive person can do to stay healthy. | | | A drug used to prevent PCP from developing in the first place is called primary prophylaxis. | | | PCP prophylaxis is an important way for HIV positive people to stay healthy. |
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| | The Body: Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia (PCP) |
| | Discontinuation of Secondary Prophylaxis Against Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in Patients With HIV Infection Who Have a Response to Antiretroviral Therapy (January 18, 2001) | | | Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia: Report From the TheThird International Conference on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection (November 1996) | | | Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia: What's New in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapies and Protease Inhibitors? |
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| | The Body: Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) |
| | The best way to prevent PCP is to use strong antiviral therapy. | | | The success in preventing and treating PCP is dramatic. | | | Bactrim or Septra (TMP/SMX) is the most effective drug against PCP. |
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| | GMHC: Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia |
| | However, it is common for people with HIV to have PCP but not have it show up on their chest x-ray, especially when the illness is caught early. | | | Although PCP is most often found in the lungs, it sometimes attacks other parts of the body. | | | TMP/SMX (also known as Bactrim or Septra) is the most effective medication for preventing PCP. |
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| | BioMed Central Full text Autoimmune inflammatory disorders, systemic corticosteroids and pneumocystis pneumonia: A ... |
| | While PCP in HIV positive patients has been associated with a high incidence of relapse after successful therapy, this has not been seen in patients with AID, even without secondary prophylaxis and despite ongoing immunosuppressive treatment. | | | The prognosis of HIV negative PCP is worse than for those HIV positive, with intensive care admission in 31–60%; mechanical ventilation in 14–64%; overall mortality 19–47%, rising to 50–71% on intensive care, although some series suggest an improved mortality in recent years [14-18,27]. | | | Efficacies are comparable, although side-effects are particularly common with co-trimoxazole in HIV associated PCP and affect up to 60% of such patients [26]. |
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| | Protozoal Infections: Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia |
| | Aerosolized pentamidine for prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in infants with human immunodeficiency virus infection. | | | Trimetrexate (TMTX) salvage therapy for PCP in AIDS patients with limited therapeutic options. | | | AP is not effective in preventing extrapulmonary PCP. |
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| | Project Inform's PCP Prevention [ HIV / AIDS Treatment Information ] |
| | Because aerosolized pentamidine is concentrated in the lungs, it’s not effective in preventing (or treating) PCP in other parts of the body. | | | Aerosolized pentamidine is the least effective PCP prevention, but it’s a reasonable option for those who cannot tolerate other easier-to-take preventive medicines. | | | Starting PCP prevention when the risk of PCP increases is key toward preventing this serious life-threatening condition. |
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| | Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia |
| | Pneumocystis Carinii is very common in our environment, and is believed to be spread through the air, like many other organisms. | | | People with weakened immune system, including those with HIV, are at risk of developing PCP, which can lead to death if not treated. | | | The good news is that, when caught early enough, PCP can be effectively treated. |
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| | Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia (PCP) and HIV -- familydoctor.org |
| | People with severe PCP are treated in a hospital with IV medicine (medicine put into a vein through a tube). | | | A good medicine for preventing PCP is trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (say the name this way: "try-meth-o-prim-sul-fa-meth-ox-uh-sole"), or TMP-SMZ, for short. | | | Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia: A Clinical Review (American Family Physician October 15, 1999, http://www.aafp.org/afp/991015ap/1699.html) |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia |
| | However, in individuals with weakened immune systems due to cancer, HIV/AIDS, solid organ and/or bone marrow transplantation, as well as individuals receiving chronic corticosteroids or other medications that affect the immune system, Pneumocystis carinii may lead to a lung infection. | | | X-ray of the chest may reveal abnormal lung findings -- yet up to 10% of individuals with PCP in the setting of AIDS may have a normal chest x-ray | | | While the most effective preventive drug is trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, other options include dapsone, atovaquone, and pentamidine. |
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| | PCP (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia) |
| | The choice of which drugs used, is based on a person's general health, drug allergies and lifestyle, and would be discussed with your doctor. | | | Aerosolised Pentamidine mostly used for mild PCP, and is only effective in the lungs, as hardly any of the drug passes into the bloodstream. | | | The drugs most commonly used as PCP prophylaxis and treatment are Co-trimoxazole (Septrin), aerosolised pentamidine, and dapsone. |
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| | OI: PCP -- ÆGIS |
| | Pentamidine is a second-line therapy, used when the patient can't take TMP/SMX. | | | NIAID: Primary Therapy Prevents Initial Bout of PCP (1993) | | | The US Centers For Disease Control considers PCP an AIDS-defining condition. |
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| | [Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia] |
| | The clinical picture includes the common form, met in the biologically handicapped infant and hypoergic hypoimmune form, appearing in all ages in immunodeficient subjects. | | | The paper also deals with epidemiology, pathogeny and pathologic anatomy of the disease (characteristic macroscopic aspect: nonaired lung of high consistency, with whitish infiltrations alternating with congestive zones and the microscopic aspect of alveolo-interstitial pneumonia). | | | Keywords: Child Child, Preschool Diagnosis, Differential English Abstract Human Infant Lung/RADIOGRAPHY/RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING *Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/DRUG THERAPY/ETIOLOGY/MORTALITY Prognosis JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIAL |
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| | Healthopedia.com - Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) |
| | When a child or adult has a weakened immune system, though, it may cause severe pneumonia. | | | Adults and children whose immune systems have been weakened by chemotherapy, AIDS, or other conditions can become severely ill with PCP. | | | The organism Pneumocystis carinii causes pneumonia, especially in people with weakened immune systems. |
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| | p020508b - Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) |
| | Abstract: Pneumocystis carinii has been recognized as a human pathogen for nearly 50 years. | | | Chemotherapeutic prophylaxis is very effective in preventing P carinii pneumonia; the combination of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole remains the first-line agent for both therapy and prophylaxis. | | | The high incidence of P carinii pneumonia in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has served to focus laboratory and clinical research efforts on better understanding the biology of the organism and on improving diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this disease. |
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| | Dr. Koop - Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP)- Health Encyclopedia and Reference |
| | Cough associated with PCP usually produces no mucus or, in patients who smoke, only thin, clear mucus | | | Primary PCP prophylaxis is offered for immunocompromised patients. | | | It has also been seen occasionally in patients whose immune systems have been suppressed by diseases such as leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, other cancers, or in patients using immune-suppressant drugs as part of organ transplantation. |
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| | Citysearch Attorneys |
| | Just do a search in Google (http://www.google.com) for “PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONIA pharmacy” (or drugs or medicine) and you’ll find one that has what you are looking for. | | | Need drugs, a pharmacy, or medicine for PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONIA? | | | Or, perhaps you are looking for a PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONIA treatment or an alternative cure? You can find people through Google that offer these services as well. |
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| | Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia |
| | The clinical diagnosis can be confirmed by characteristic appearance of the chest x-ray which widespread pulmonary infiltrates and an arterial oxygen (pO | | | Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Treatment (Lung Biology in Health and Disease) | | | Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (Lung Biology in Health and Disease) |
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| | What is Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia? - HIVPos Health monitor |
| | Additionally, while Health monitor frequently updates its content, medical information changes rapidly, therefore some information may be out of date. | | | More than 80% of persons with AIDS who don’t receive preventive treatment develop PCP at some time. | | | In fact, you may not even know that you had it—you might think your symptoms were just the result of a bad cold. |
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| | Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) |
| | You should take a drug to prevent this kind of pneumonia. | | | Depending on your condition, you may need to be in the hospital, or we can treat you at the Outpatient Clinic, or at home. | | | PCP affects your lungs and makes breathing difficult. |
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| | MedlinePlus: Pneumocystis Carinii Infections |
| | The primary NIH organization for research on Pneumocystis Carinii Infections is the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | | | Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) and HIV (American Academy of Family Physicians) | | | Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) (New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center) - Links to PDF |
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| | Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and AIDS |
| | Your health professional may suggest an HIV test if Pneumocystis carinii is: | | | Pneumocystis carinii is a fungus that can sometimes cause pneumonia in people who have AIDS. | | | Symptoms often begin suddenly and may be similar to those of an upper respiratory infection, such as influenza or a cold. |
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| | Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia |
| | Because of theoretical concerns regarding possible teratogenicity associated with drug exposures during the first trimester, providers may choose to withhold prophylaxis with TMP-SMZ during the first trimester. | | | In such cases, aerosolized pentamidine may be considered because of its lack of systemic absorption and the resultant lack of exposure of the developing embryo to the drug. | | | Although some authorities recommend that HIV-infected persons at risk for P. carinii pneumonia (PCP) not share a hospital room with a patient who has PCP, data are insufficient to support this recommendation as standard practice. |
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| | Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) |
| | DISCLAIMER: NOAH is an information guide only and cannot answer personal health-related or research questions. | | | NOAH > Infectious Diseases > AIDS > AIDS-Related Illnesses and Opportunistic Infections > Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) | | | You Can Prevent PCP in Children: A Guide for People with HIV Infection CDC (also in Spanish) |
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| | Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia Clinical Resources |
| | Ferri: Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient 6th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): | | | Chapter 81 - Approach to the Patient with Respiratory Disease: Access document | | | Chapter 39 - Agents Active against Parasites and Pneumocystis carinii : Access document |
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| | Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | PCP can also develop in patients who are taking immunosuppressant medications (e.g., patients who have undergone solid organ transplantion) and in patients who have undergone bone marrow transplantation. | | | A new name (Pneumocystis jiroveci) for pneumocystis from humans. | | | A New Name (Pneumocystis jiroveci) for Pneumocystis from Humans - from the Centers for Disease Control. |
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| | pneumocystis carinii pneumonia - General Practice Notebook |
| | Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is an illness that satisfies the diagnostic criteria for AIDS. | | | The information provided herein should not be used for diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. | | | In Europe and North America, Pneumocystis carinii is the most common cause of pneumonia in patients who are antibody positive for HIV. |
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| | Symptoms of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | Furthermore, symptoms of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia may vary on an individual basis for each patient. | | | This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. | | | General information about symptoms of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. |
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| | pneumocystis carinii pneumonia from On-line Medical Dictionary |
| | Pneumocystis carinii infection sometimes may occur elsewhere in the body (skin, eye, spleen, liver or heart). | | | Pneumocystis carinii grows rapidly in the lungs of patients with immunosuppression, particularly due to AIDS and is the leading AIDS-related cause of death. | | | A pneumonia caused by an infection with Pneumocystis carinii. |
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| | Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia - New Treatments, October 2, 2005 |
| | This regimen is appropriate in patients who are not acutely ill and who can tolerate oral drugs. | | | Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia - New Treatments, October 2, 2005 | | | Diffusion Capacity for Carbon Monoxide (DL may be useful when PCP is suspected but the chest x-ray is normal or atypical. |
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| | Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia (PCP): a treatment lesson by AIDSmeds.com |
| | Pneumocystis pneumonia, or PCP, is a life-threatening lung disease caused by an organism called Pneumocystis jiroveci (up until recently, the organism Pneumocystis carinii was believed to be the causes of PCP in humans). | | | Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia (PCP): a treatment lesson by AIDSmeds.com | | | However, drugs to prevent PCP have drastically decreased these rates and these drugs are now recommended for all HIV-infected people who see their T-cell count drop below 200. |
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| | pneumocystis carinii pneumonia - OneLook Dictionary Search |
| | Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia : MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary [home, info] | | | pneumocystis carinii_pneumonia, pneumonia, pneumocystis carinii : The On-line Medical Dictionary [home, info] | | | noun: pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims) |
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