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HIV-related Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia managed with caspofungin and veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation rescue therapy

Patients with pneumocystis pneumonia have a risk of progressing to acute respiratory failure necessitating admission to intensive care. The case described is of a patient with a newly diagnosed HIV infection presenting with pneumocystis pneumonia. Despite initiating the appropriate pharmacological t...

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Autores principales: Lee, Nathaniel, Lawrence, David, Patel, Brijesh, Ledot, Stephane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652506/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28978595
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-221214