title: Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in developing countries.
abstract: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) is a serious fungal infection among immunocompromised patients. In developed countries, the epidemiology and clinical spectrum of PcP have been clearly defined and well documented. However, in most developing countries, relatively little is known about the prevalence of pneumocystosis. Several articles covering African, Asian and American countries were reviewed in the present study. PcP was identified as a frequent opportunistic infection in AIDS patients from different geographic regions. A trend to an increasing rate of PcP was apparent in developing countries from 2002 to 2010.
authors: Pathology Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine "Pedro Kourí", Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba.
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: de Armas Rodríguez
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Wissmann
authors: A L
authors: AL
authors: Müller
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Pederiva
authors: M C
authors: MC
authors: Brum
authors: R L
authors: RL
authors: Brackmann
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Capó de Paz
authors: E J
authors: EJ
authors: Calderón
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D000569:Americas / Q000453:epidemiology; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence