• at levels below 200/µl, pneumonia due to pneumocystis carinii and fungal infections are common. (brillopedia.net)
  • She flew back to Denmark, where tests at Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet discovered she had contracted a number of opportunistic infections, such as Staphylococcus aureus (staph infection), candidiasis (yeast infection), and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP, a fungal infection of the lungs formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia). (wikipedia.org)
  • She was called back for more tests in December and returned to the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen where she remained until she died of AIDS-related Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia on 12 December 1977. (wikipedia.org)
  • In HIV-infected men who have sex with men, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), toxoplasmic encephalitis, fungal infections, and disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease have decreased in incidence (9). (cdc.gov)
  • Symptoms also can vary, depending on whether your pneumonia is bacterial, viral or fungal. (healthversed.com)
  • hominis ) is an opportunistic fungus that causes Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in immunocompromised individuals. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To investigate the clinical importance of a positive Pneumocystis -PCR among HIV-uninfected patients suspected of bacterial pneumonia, a retrospective matched case-control study was conducted. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Respiratory samples from 367 patients suspected of bacterial pneumonia were analysed by PCR amplification of Pneumocystis jiroveci . (biomedcentral.com)
  • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a common and serious opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients that is caused by the fungal pathogen Pneumocystis jiroveci , formerly known as P. carinii f.sp. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Pϭ0.004) and confirmed and presumed oro- trimazole troches (10 mg taken five times daily) in patients pharyngeal candidiasis (5.7 and 38.1 cases per 100 per- who were also participating in a randomized trial of pri- son-years of follow-up in the fluconazole and clotrimazole mary prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. (pharmapdf.com)
  • Pro- cently, the true incidence of fungal infections was un- phylactic treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia clear, however, and there was no reported experience has been clearly shown to prevent initial episodes, as with primary prophylaxis against serious fungal infec- well as relapse, and to prolong survival.1-4 The effec- tion. (pharmapdf.com)
  • There are very less chances of you getting fungal pneumonia. (healthtipslive.com)
  • Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP), formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), is the most common opportunistic infection in persons with HIV infection . (medscape.com)
  • Pneumocystis first came to attention as a cause of interstitial pneumonia in severely malnourished and premature infants during World War II in Central and Eastern Europe. (medscape.com)
  • While officially classified as a fungal pneumonia , PJP does not respond to antifungal treatment. (medscape.com)
  • thus the global significance of P. carinii pneumonia is potentially great. (rochester.edu)
  • The focus of Dr. Gigliotti's laboratory is elucidating the immunopathogenesis of P. carinii pneumonia. (rochester.edu)
  • This work involves production of monoclonal antibodies, cloning of P. carinii genes (in collaboration with Dr. C.G. Haidaris and Dr. P.J. Haidaris, Departments of Microbiology and Immunology and of Medicine), and extensive use of animal models of P. carinii pneumonia. (rochester.edu)
  • Together with Dr. Terry Wright, we are trying to develop means to manipulate this inflammatory process so as to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with P. carinii pneumonia. (rochester.edu)
  • It is hoped that these studies will lead to a better understanding of this organism and host-parasite interactions, which in turn will result in better means of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of P. carinii pneumonia. (rochester.edu)
  • Immunization with Pneumocystis Cross-Reactive Antigen 1 (Pca1) Protects Mice against Pneumocystis Pneumonia and Generates Antibody to Pneumocystis jirovecii. (rochester.edu)
  • Most commonly, it is the result of infections (bacterial, viral, or fungal), but it can occur as a result of chemical injury (gastric acid/aspiration of food/hydrocarbon and lipoid pneumonia/radiation-induced pneumonia). (pediatriconcall.com)
  • The incidence of pneumonia in developing countries in children less than 5 years old is almost 30% with a high mortality rate. (pediatriconcall.com)
  • Staphylococcal pneumonia, although rare, can be very serious despite treatment. (pediatriconcall.com)
  • Fungal Pneumonia, especially Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), is much less common that either the bacterial or viral variety, and is often associated with a weakened or suppressed immune system. (painreliefsecretsrevealed.com)
  • Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is a lung infection seen in up to 80% of infected persons and is the immediate cause of death in up to 20% of individuals dying with AIDS. (intelligentdental.com)
  • Alternative for treatment and prevention of Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly Pneumocystis carinii ) pneumonia (PCP) in adults, adolescents, or children † [off-label] who cannot tolerate co-trimoxazole. (drugs.com)
  • Recommendations are given for preventing cytomegalovirus disease with prophylactic or preemptive gancyclovir, herpes simplex virus disease with prophylactic acyclovir, candidiasis with fluconazole, and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. (cdc.gov)
  • Increasing numbers of non-human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals with non-Hodgkin's B cell lymphoma treated with rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone have been diagnosed with Pneumocystis pneumonia. (ijpsonline.com)
  • Pneumocystis pneumonia is a serious infection with a high mortality rate and rapid progression. (ijpsonline.com)
  • In these patients, the incidence of Pneumocystis pneumonia varied from 1.4 % to 13 %, according to a comprehensive literature review. (ijpsonline.com)
  • Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole is the main treatment for Pneumocystis pneumonia and most studies have shown that preventive use of trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole can help reduce the incidence of Pneumocystis pneumonia. (ijpsonline.com)
  • In order to improve the accuracy of diagnosis and the prompt initiation of therapy for treatment and prevention to improve outcomes in these patients, a deeper knowledge of the relationship between rituximab use and the incidence of Pneumocystis pneumonia and the characteristics of Pneumocystis pneumonia in non-human immunodeficiency virusinfected patients with lymphoma is required. (ijpsonline.com)
  • Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) is a life-threatening illness caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii ( P. jirovecii ) that affects immunocompromised individuals. (ijpsonline.com)
  • Tuberculosis (TB) was the commonest OI (71%) followed by candidiasis (39.3%), Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) (7.4%), cryptococcal meningitis and cerebral toxoplasmosis (3.7% each). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia ( PCP ), previously known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia , is an opportunistic fungal lung infection occurring almost exclusively in immunocompromised individuals . (amboss.com)
  • A folate antagonist used for the treatment of moderate-to-severe Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in immunocompromised patients as an alternative therapy in combination with leucovorin. (drugbank.com)
  • Most attention was focused on recent data related to chemoprophylaxis against disseminated MAC disease, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and fungal infections and to immunization against Streptococcus pneumoniae. (cdc.gov)
  • liver disease due to hepatitis C coinfection or hepatitis B coinfection, HIV-associated biliary tract disease, or cholangiopathy due to pneumocystis, cryptosporidiosis, cytomegalovirus, or Mycobacterium avium complex. (pcrm.org)
  • In the 1980s, biochemical analysis of the nucleic acid composition of Pneumocystis rRNA and mitochondrial DNA identified the organism as a unicellular fungus rather than a protozoan. (medscape.com)
  • [ 1 ] Although a histopathologic demonstration of the organism is required for a definitive diagnosis (see Histologic Findings), treatment should not be delayed. (medscape.com)
  • The organism was first described in 1909 by Chagas and then a few years later by Delanöes, who ultimately named the organism in honor of Dr. Carini after isolating it from infected rats. (medscape.com)
  • Years later, Dr. Otto Jirovec and his group isolated the organism from humans, and the organism responsible for PJP was renamed after him. (medscape.com)
  • Most children are believed to have been exposed to the organism by age 3 or 4 years, and its occurrence is worldwide. (medscape.com)
  • Immune-stimulated murine macrophages were recently reported to inhibit the growth of Candida albicans (2), Cryptococcus neoformans (9), Histoplasma capsulatum (14, 17), Pneumocystis carinii (11), and Rhizopus spp. (dadospdf.com)
  • Fluconazole is effective for long-term suppres- tients with 50 or fewer CD4ϩ cells per cubic millimeter sion of many fungal infections, but its effectiveness as pri- than for the patients with higher counts. (pharmapdf.com)
  • Designated an orphan drug by FDA for primary prophylaxis in HIV-infected individuals at high risk for developing T. gondii encephalitis and for treatment and suppression of T. gondii encephalitis. (drugs.com)
  • Timely initiation of prophylaxis for opportunistic infections (OIs) and their prompt recognition and treatment are the only economically viable options [ 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For advanced disease, prognostic factors may provide information for those wishing to use treatment other than the ABVD regimen (Table 1) or other standard chemotherapy regimens. (cancernetwork.com)
  • Atovaquone in conjunction with pyrimethamine (and leucovorin), atovaquone in conjunction with sulfadiazine, or atovaquone alone are alternative regimens for treatment of toxoplasmosis † [off-label] in HIV-infected adults and adolescents when regimen of choice and preferred alternative cannot be used. (drugs.com)
  • Alternative for treatment or prevention of toxoplasmosis † [off-label] caused by Toxoplasma gondii . (drugs.com)
  • The treatment of ADA deficiency is discussed separately, as is the related combined immunodeficiency disorder, purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency. (medilib.ir)
  • Pneumocystis carinii is a life-threatening cause of pneumonitis among patients who are immunocompromised because of malignancies, AIDS, or congenital immunodeficiency disorders. (rochester.edu)
  • Designated an orphan drug by FDA for treatment of PCP associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and prevention of PCP in high-risk HIV-infected patients (i.e., history of ≥1 episode of PCP and/or CD4 + T-cell counts ≤200/mm 2 ). (drugs.com)
  • Management of PCP includes high-dose trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole ( TMP/SMX ), treatment of the underlying immunodeficiency disorder, and, in some cases, adjunctive glucocorticoids . (amboss.com)
  • Treatment of PJP depends on the degree of illness at diagnosis, determined on the basis of the alveolar-arterial gradient. (medscape.com)
  • Improved diagnosis and longer survival have fostered an understanding of the multidisciplinary approach necessary to manage both the underlying problems and the significant sequelae of treatment in both acquired and congenital disease. (ashpublications.org)
  • The standard method of diagnosis is Pneumocystis detection in broncho alveolar lavage fluid and high-resolution computed tomography can be detected in diffuse interstitial infiltration of both lungs. (ijpsonline.com)
  • This article systematically reviewed the incidence, clinical presentation, prevention, treatment and diagnosis of PCP in this population to provide better targeted treatment strategies for PCP. (ijpsonline.com)
  • The (1,3){beta}-D-glucan test as an aid to early diagnosis of invasive fungal infections following lung transplantation. (acciusa.com)
  • Oral features of HIV / AIDS reflect the T-cell immune defect and are, thus, mainly the consequence of fungal or viral infections. (intelligentdental.com)
  • Of the 32 invasive cytes per cubic millimeter, but the drug does not reduce fungal infections, 17 were cryptococcosis (2 in the flucon- overall mortality. (pharmapdf.com)
  • Despite significant improvements in the treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma over the past 2 decades, physicians continue to face dilemmas in therapy for the disease, and many cured patients live with complications of treatment. (cancernetwork.com)
  • Newer therapeutic options are still needed for the disease, to minimize complications and to improve the treatment of patients in relapse. (cancernetwork.com)
  • This review considers the treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma in younger patients, addressing such issues as which patients with early-stage disease may require radiotherapy, what prognostic factors provide information that can affect treatment choices in patients with advanced disease, and what we have learned about treatment complications in this setting. (cancernetwork.com)
  • Still, physicians face dilemmas in therapy for the disease, and many cured patients live with complications of treatment. (cancernetwork.com)
  • In this review, we consider the treatment of HL in younger patients, first evaluating recent clinical trials for early-stage disease, with a special focus on which patients may still need radiotherapy (RT). (cancernetwork.com)
  • Relapsed CLL, however, remains highly responsive to a wide variety of treatments, and patients may survive for many years with repeated treatment. (broomeoncology.com)
  • The development of more effective cancer treatments requires that new and innovative therapies be evaluated with cancer patients. (broomeoncology.com)
  • Since patients with relapsed CLL are rarely curable, treatment strategies are currently directed at prolonging how long patients can live with their cancer. (broomeoncology.com)
  • Clinical studies have documented that the response rate to first re-treatment can be 70-80% with patients surviving an average of 3-5 years following CLL recurrence. (broomeoncology.com)
  • This drug, has in general, been replaced with newer agents for initial treatment but many patients will receive this drug during some course of their palliative therapy. (broomeoncology.com)
  • Researchers from Austria have reported data that confirm the efficacy and safety of Campath for the treatment of patients with CLL who have failed prior therapies. (broomeoncology.com)
  • Pneumocystis-DNA was detected in 16 (4.4%) of patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The median age for PCR-positive patients was higher than PCR-negative patients (74 vs. 62 years, p = 0.011). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Detection of Pneumocystis-DNA was associated with a worse prognosis: seven (44%) of patients with positive PCR died within one month compared to nine (14%) of the controls (p = 0.01). (biomedcentral.com)
  • None of the nine PCR-positive patients who survived had developed PCP at one year of follow-up. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Further studies of P. jiroveci in patients receiving systemic treatment with corticosteroids are warranted. (biomedcentral.com)
  • the fungal infections in patients with advanced HIV infection. (pharmapdf.com)
  • [ 2 ] Treatment of PJP may be initiated before the workup is complete in severely ill high-risk patients. (medscape.com)
  • Human evidence of this is provided by molecular analysis of Pneumocystis isolates obtained from groups of patients involved in hospital outbreaks. (medscape.com)
  • Pneumocystis carinii is a life-threatening cause of pneumonitis among patients who are immunocompromi. (rochester.edu)
  • In particular, the ability to subset patients more accurately has improved triage of treatments. (ashpublications.org)
  • While an increasing number of specific genetic abnormalities have been associated with different congenital marrow failure syndromes over the past few years, only a proportion of patients within each congenital disease category have the mutations described. (ashpublications.org)
  • The first section emphasizes examples bearing on how the rapidly evolving array of diagnostic tests and epidemiologic information might best be incorporated into caring for individual patients while the second provides a brief summary of general trends in treatment. (ashpublications.org)
  • Patients may develop clubbing of the rectum occurs following the partial oxygen pressure mm hg taken in the years after the skin often differ from those observed in infants and young adults. (albionfoundation.org)
  • Although efficacy and safety not established in pediatric patients and data limited regarding use in children, CDC, NIH, IDSA, and AAP state atovaquone also can be considered an alternative for treatment of mild to moderate PCP in HIV-infected children † [off-label] when co-trimoxazole cannot be used. (drugs.com)
  • Management of neutropenia with a fever, including an antibiotic, anti-viral and anti-fungal policy for this group of patients. (scot.nhs.uk)
  • Patients then return to their baseline state of health for 2-10 or more years, while the virus replicates within T cells and the CD4+ cell count declines. (pcrm.org)
  • Here, we asked whether periodontitis is worsened in patients under antihypertensive treatment with ACE inhibitors. (bvsalud.org)
  • Records of 70 adult kidney transplant patients were reviewed with 3 years follow up. (sciepub.com)
  • Compounds having both anticancer and antimicrobial activity have promising therapeutic potential due to their selective cytotoxicity and their potential to reduce the occurrence of bacterial and fungal infections in immune-compromised cancer patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A deeper understanding of the PCP related features in non-HIV infected patients with NHL treated with R-CHOP is essential for commencing treatment earlier and more precisely and for enhancing predictive value due to the elevated risk of PCP progression and higher mortality in non-HIV infected patients. (ijpsonline.com)
  • One hundred and thirty five consecutive, HIV-infected patients (age 34 ± 10 years, females 17%) admitted to a tertiary care hospital in north India, for the evaluation and management of an OI or HIV-related disorder between January 2000 and July 2003, were studied. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We describe a series of 135 consecutive patients with HIV/AIDS, aged 13 years and above, admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (A.I.I.M.S.) hospital, New Delhi during the period of January 2000 through July 2003. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Decision to admit was taken by the treating physician and all patients were hospitalised for the evaluation and treatment of a suspected OI or HIV-related disorder. (biomedcentral.com)
  • treatment can restore immune function in most patients if suppression of replication is sustained. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Case report: coronavirus disease 2019-associated rhinosinusitis mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus arrhizus: a rare but potentially fatal infection occurring after treatment with corticosteroids. (atlasclinicalfungi.org)
  • In the United States, at the end of 2019, an estimated 1,189,700 people ≥ 13 years were living with HIV, including an estimated 158,500 (13%) people whose infections had not been diagnosed. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Although the symptoms receded temporarily following drug treatments in 1975, they later grew considerably worse. (wikipedia.org)
  • The purpose of receiving cancer treatment may be to improve symptoms through local control of the cancer, increase a patient's chance of cure, or prolong a patient's survival. (broomeoncology.com)
  • In children who have recurrent or chronic symptoms, further testing including skin testing to identify fungal pathogens, sweat chloride estimation to identify Cystic fibrosis, titers against rare organisms, and bronchoscopy may be required. (pediatriconcall.com)
  • The COVID-19 outbreak presents the unprecedented challenge for world public and medical practitioners and health care providers, the post COVID-19 condition (or long COVID) includes long term symptoms which may persist for months or years after SARS-CoV-2 infection. (journalmc.org)
  • People who are infected with HIV may have no symptoms for 10 years or longer, but they can still transmit the infection to others during this symptom-free period. (koach.com)
  • More persistent or severe symptoms may not surface for years after infection in adults, or for two years in children born with HIV infection. (digitalnaturopath.com)
  • Some people may begin to have symptoms within a few months, while others may be symptom-free for more than 10 years. (digitalnaturopath.com)
  • It will take at least 10 years without treatment for AIDS. (brillopedia.net)
  • Three and a half years later in June 1981 the Centers for Disease Control recognized AIDS. (wikipedia.org)
  • San Francisco studies show that in developed countries, without use of the latest therapies, 50% with HIV develop AIDS in ten years, 70% in fourteen years. (globalchange.com)
  • Of those with AIDS, 94% are dead in five years. (globalchange.com)
  • Most scientists and doctors are convinced that if we follow up infected people for long enough---maybe for twenty to thirty years or more if they are getting good treatment---then all or nearly all will die of AIDS, unless they have died of something else in the meantime such as a heart attack or cancer. (globalchange.com)
  • Without treatment, it usually takes about 10 years for someone with HIV to develop AIDS. (hivtalk.net)
  • If left untreated, it can take around ten years before HIV has damaged the immune system enough for AIDS to develop. (pondihomeoclinic.com)
  • Some people with HIV infection stay symptom-free for years between the times when they are exposed to the virus and when they develop AIDS. (pondihomeoclinic.com)
  • When the first AIDS cases were recognized, few would have thought that so many years would pass without a cure being discovered. (digitalnaturopath.com)
  • Pneumocystis organisms are commonly found in the lungs of healthy individuals. (medscape.com)
  • Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) has been shown to be as effective as intravenous pentamidine and more effective than other alternative treatment regimens. (medscape.com)
  • Recent trials suggest that ABVD or variants of this combination with or without RT may still be the best therapy for early-stage HL, regardless of the type of disease presentation, and the potential for complications of therapy may ultimately direct choices of treatment. (cancernetwork.com)
  • Secondary endpoints contain: the frequency and the type of infections and the surgical complications at 1 year as well as the amount of malignancy and the patient survival at 1, 6, 12 and 36 months after kidney transplantation. (sciepub.com)
  • We did not find any significant difference between the 2 groups regarding the length of hospital stay, the rate and severity of acute rejection, the rate of CMV infection, the occurrence of delayed graft function and the rate and type of surgical complications at 1 year. (sciepub.com)
  • The basic three contagions are because of viral, bacterial, and fungal attacks on your immune system. (healthtipslive.com)
  • Neither classical nor alternative macrophage activation is required for Pneumocystis clearance during immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. (rochester.edu)
  • Investigated for use/treatment in inflammatory disorders (unspecified), knee replacement, orthopedic surgery, and pain (acute or chronic). (drugbank.com)
  • Longitudinal data from large cohort studies and disease registries are providing a rational basis for making more informed treatment decisions for children with these disorders. (ashpublications.org)
  • This is an illness that affects more than a million people each year in the United States. (healthversed.com)
  • Regardless, MOPP and therapies that have relied on MOPP-based regimens have gradually given way to treatment with ABVD and similar regimens, not only in the United States, but also in Europe (Table 1). (cancernetwork.com)
  • fungal, bacterial and malarial infections, as well as malnutrition caused heavy mortality in a group of wild-trapped canvasbacks (aythya valisineria) held in 10 x 3 x 2 m open-water pens. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • Circumstances unique to your situation and prognostic factors of your cancer may ultimately influence how these general treatment principles are applied. (broomeoncology.com)
  • See "Adenosine deaminase deficiency: Treatment and prognosis" and "Purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency" . (medilib.ir)
  • The reports summarize data, by year, from death certificates provided by the MOPH in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior (MOI) as part of the Vital Registration System. (cdc.gov)
  • The children have extreme susceptibility to bacterial, viral, and fungal infections in the first year of life and usually results in death by age of four. (lu.se)
  • Co-trimoxazole is drug of choice for treatment of mild, moderate, or severe PCP in adults, adolescents, and children, including HIV-infected individuals. (drugs.com)
  • Since OB is difficult to diagnose, a committee sponsored by now accepted as appropriate treatment for end-stage the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplan- tation (ISHLT) proposed a clinical description of OB, One-year survival for lung transplant recipients has termed bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome This risen from 47% in 1988 to 75% in 2001. (pdfdrugs.com)
  • By comparison, is defined by pulmonary function changes rather than long-term survival is 47% at 5 years and only 20% at 10 histology. (pdfdrugs.com)
  • The primary endpoints comprised the rate and the severity of acute rejection episodes as well as the 3-year graft function and survival. (sciepub.com)
  • in rats c3 depletion by treatment of animals with the c3 inactivator isolated from cobra venom factor results in infection that develops more rapidly, reaches a higher peak of parasitemia and is associated with an increased mortality rate (60%), in contrast to a lower degree of parasitemia and lack of mortality in c3-intact rats. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • Atovaquone used alone is one of several alternatives recommended by CDC, NIH, and IDSA for treatment of mild to moderate PCP in HIV-infected adults and adolescents when co-trimoxazole cannot be used. (drugs.com)
  • Pneumocystis is a genus of unicellular fungi found in the respiratory tracts of many mammals and humans. (medscape.com)
  • Most new treatments are developed in clinical trials. (broomeoncology.com)
  • Clinical trials are studies that evaluate the effectiveness of new drugs or treatment strategies. (broomeoncology.com)
  • To ensure that you are receiving the optimal treatment of your cancer, it is important to stay informed and follow the cancer news in order to learn about new treatments and the results of clinical trials. (broomeoncology.com)
  • TAS-102 (Taiho Pharma USA, Inc.) is an anti-cancer drug under development and in stage 3 clinical trials for the treatment of colorectal cancer. (drugbank.com)
  • In 2011, 36.4% of high school seniors in the United States reported using marijuana within the past year, 22.6% within the past month, and 6.6% on a daily basis ( 1 ). (atsjournals.org)
  • Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is a rare, curable malignancy, and investigators have made remarkable improvements in treatment of the disease over the past 20 years. (cancernetwork.com)
  • Our data suggest that carriage of Pneumocystis jiroveci is associated with old age, concurrent disease and steroid treatment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • HIV disease (symptomatic HIV infection) appears as the CD4 count progressively declines over a long incubation period, which may extend over 5 to 15 years or more. (intelligentdental.com)
  • There I worked for about two-and a-half years on meningococcal disease and helped set up the Neisseria reference laboratory, a World Health Organization reference center, for meningococcal and gonococcal strains. (nih.gov)
  • For the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (drugbank.com)