title: [Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia: first documented case in Libreville, Gabon].
abstract: The purpose of this report is to describle the first documented case of pneumocystosis in Gabon. Diagnosis was confirmed based on microbiological methods in a 59-year-old immunodepressed HIV-positive man. Diagnosis was further documented by observation of Pneumocystis jiroveci cysts in the broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) after Gomori-Grocott color reaction. The patient responded well to treatment with Cotrimoxazole, corticoids and oxygen.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mounguengui
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Afene
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ondounda
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magne
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Nzenze
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D002947:Cities; D005681:Gabon; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii / Q000502:physiology; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011643:Publishing