[Pulmonary infections caused by Pneumocystis carinii].
The following topics are discussed: 1. Pneumocystis carnii: appearance, antigenic structure, pathogenicity...; 2. Human pneumocytosis: clinical, diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic aspects; 3. Pneumocystis carnii and the pneumocystoses: coexistence, theoretical and practical consequences, difficulties in interpretation of bronchiolo-alveolar lavage.
D000328:Adult; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents
Les infections pulmonaires à Pneumocystis carinii.