Lymphocyte surge as a marker for immunorestitution disease due to Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in HIV-negative immunosuppressed hosts

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2004 Jun;23(6):512-4. doi: 10.1007/s10096-004-1140-6. Epub 2004 May 13.

Authors

V C C Cheng¹, I F N Hung, A K L Wu, B S F Tang, C M Chu, K Y Yuen

Affiliation

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Centre of Infection, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China.

PMID: 15141339
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1140-6

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Biomarkers / blood
Child
China / epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Female
HIV Seronegativity
Humans
Immunocompromised Host / immunology*
Incidence
Lymphocytes / immunology*
Male
Middle Aged
Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
Opportunistic Infections / epidemiology
Pneumocystis carinii / isolation & purification*
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / diagnosis*
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / epidemiology
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Distribution

Substances

Biomarkers