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Laboratory-based surveillance of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in South Africa, 2006–2010

Published in: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 31 , issue 1 , 2016 , pages: 8–13

DOI: 10.1080/23120053.2015.1118828

Author(s): Desiree du Plessis National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa , Bhavani Poonsamy National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa , Veerle Msimang National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa , Leigh Davidsson Department of Diagnostics and Vaccinology, Sweden , Cheryl Cohen National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa , Nelesh Govender National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa , Halima Dawood Department of Medicine, South Africa , Alan Karstaedt School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , John Frean National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa

Keywords: co-infection , developing countries , HIV infection , opportunistic infection , PJP , Pneumocystis jirovecii , South Africa

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Abstract

Background: We aimed to establish the characteristics of patients with confirmed Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia recruited by passive, sentinel laboratory-based surveillance.

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