Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia at North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Haddock, A.E.; Wells, R.J.
North Carolina Medical Journal 43(9): 637-640
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2559 PMID: 6983037 Document Number: 191731
Analysis of 16 cases of P. carinii infection from the records of a hospital in the USA is presented, and the literature is reviewed. Diagnosis is best made by open lung biopsy and trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ) is considered to be effective in prophylaxis and treatment.
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