Background The global burden of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) has shown an upsurge in
recent years due to the higher load of immunocompromised patients suffering from various …

Pneumocystis jirovecii can cause life-threatening pneumonia in immunocompromised
patients. Traditional diagnostic testing has relied on staining and direct visualization of the …

Background Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) can be a life-threatening opportunistic
infection in immunocompromised hosts. The diagnosis can be challenging, often requiring …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) has classically been described as
a serious complication in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) …

Pneumocystis jirovecii is a ubiquitous opportunistic fungus that can cause life-threatening
pneumonia. People with HIV (PWH) who have low CD4 counts are one of the populations at …

Pneumocystis pneumonia is an opportunistic disease caused by invasion of unicellular
fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii. Initially, it was responsible for majority of morbidity and …

Introduction: Pneumocystis jirovecii is a ubiquitous fungus, which causes pneumonia in
humans. Diagnosis was hampered by the inability to culture the organism, and based on …

Introduction This study aims to assess the value of metagenomic next-generation
sequencing (mNGS) of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in the diagnosis of …

The diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) relies on microscopic visualization of
Pneumocystis jirovecii organisms or DNA detection in pulmonary specimens. This study …

Background The (1-3)-β-D-Glucan (BG) assay has been approved for making a diagnosis of
invasive fungal disease. However, the role of serum-BG assay for the diagnosis of …