Caspofungin salvage therapy in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia

J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2017 Aug;50(4):547-548. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2016.03.008. Epub 2016 Mar 28.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy*
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active*
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Caspofungin / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumocystis carinii / drug effects
  • Pneumocystis carinii / isolation & purification
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / drug therapy*
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / pathology
  • Salvage Therapy*
  • Taiwan
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Caspofungin