title: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: advances in diagnosis and therapy.
abstract: As the AIDS epidemic has evolved, so have improvements been made in diagnosis and treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, the most common opportunistic infection in AIDS. Advances, changes, and current research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ettinger
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010419:Pentamidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010419:Pentamidine; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole