Erica Ricci, Claudia Bartalucci, Chiara Russo, Marcello Mariani, Carolina Saffioti, Erika Massaccesi, Filomena Pierri, Giacomo Brisca, Andrea Moscatelli, Roberta Caorsi, Bianca Bruzzone, Maria Beatrice Damasio, Anna Marchese, Alessio Mesini, Elio Castagnola
BACKGROUND: Pneumocytis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) has high mortality rates in immunocompromised children, even though routine prophylaxis has decreased in incidence. The aim of this case series is to present the radiological and clinical pathway of PJP in a pediatric population. DESCRIPTION OF CASES: All PJP cases in non-HIV/AIDS patients diagnosed at Istituto Giannina Gaslini Pediatric Hospital in Genoa (Italy) from January 2012 until October 2022 were retrospectively evaluated...
April 9, 2024: Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland)