A highly unusual combination of pulmonary pathogens in an HIV infected patient.
We report on a case with an unusual combination of pulmonary pathogens including Pneumocystis carinii, Rhodococcus equi and Toxoplasma gondii in an HIV infected patient. The multiple microbiological procedures required to ascertain the etiological diagnoses of pneumonitis in HIV-seropositive subjects are discussed.
Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Laennec Hospital, Paris, France.
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Gillet-Juvin
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Stern
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Israël-Biet
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Penaud
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Carnot
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016929:Rhodococcus equi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000469:parasitology*