title: [Pneumocystosis is an actual infection].
abstract: Contemporary aspects ofthe problem ofdiseases caused by single-celled yeast fungi Pneumocystisjirovecii are examined. Pneumocystic infection affects children and adults with various manifestations of immunodeficiency, is a HIV-associated infection. Contemporary epidemiologic characteristics of this infection are presented, data on etiology, pathogenesis and clinical presentation ofpneumocystosis are provided, problems of laboratory diagnostics are elucidated. Morphologic, immunobiologic and molecular-genetic methods of detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii causative agent are described.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kornienko
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Rybalkina
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Karazhas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction