Pneumocystis jirovecii in the lower respiratory tract of immunocompetent individuals
The presence of P. jirovecii in the lower respiratory tract is relevantly linked with the patient's immune status, not with an underlying pathology. Prevalence is low in immunocompetent individuals who do not have any infectious pathology and are not having antimicrobial treatments. Our results do not enable us to figure out which the environmental niche of P. jirovecii is.
Authors
- Eusebi Chiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3374-4623)
- José N. Sancho-Chust (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3028-0715)
- María Francisca Colom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8672-5429)
- Violeta Esteban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3836-5884)
- Beatriz Amat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4040-7433)
- Beatriz G. Gálvez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8082-9323)
- Consuelo Ferrer
Institutions
- Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx (ES)
- University of Alicante (ES)
- Hospital Universitari Sant Joan D'Alacant (ES)
- Hospital Universitario del Vinalopó (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista Iberoamericana de Micología
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.riam.2024.10.002
- Primary Topic
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00