title: [Pneumocystis and cytomegalovirus pneumonia in HIV patients - two clinical cases].
abstract: Cytomegalovirus is capable of causing disease in immunocompromised patients. In people infected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) it becomes an important agent when there is advanced immunosupression. Its role as a pulmonary pathogen in these patients has been questioned. In the case of pneumocystosis the presence of Cytomegalovirus doesn't seem to worsen prognosis, except in cases where corticosteroids are used. Authors present two cases of patients with HIV infection and advanced immunosupression who were admitted in the intensive care unit for respiratory failure. In both Pneumocystis jirovecii was isolated from.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Curry Cabral, Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos, Lisboa, Potugal. sofilourenco@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lourenço
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amaral
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marcelino
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marum
authors.forename: M Adelaide
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Milheiro
authors.forename: Judite
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mourão
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D012189:Retrospective Studies