Prophylaxis and treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
Although Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) can occur in any patient with severe impairment of immunity, there has been a sharp rise in incidence with the spread of human immunodeficiency virus through the USA and Western Europe, where nearly 80% of patients with HIV infection have at least one episode of PCP during their lifetime (Murray et al, 1984).
Department of Nuclear Medicine, St Thomas' Hospital, London.
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