Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pneumocystis_carinii_pneumonia
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkbp:affects lungs
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:PCP
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Pneumocystis_jirovecii
gptkbp:commonIn immunocompromised individuals
HIV/AIDS patients
gptkbp:complication respiratory failure
hypoxemia
gptkbp:currentName gptkb:Pneumocystis_jirovecii_pneumonia
gptkbp:diagnosedBy gptkb:chest_X-ray
microscopic examination of sputum
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1942
gptkbp:historicalName Pneumocystis carinii infection
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
gptkbp:ICD-10_code B59
gptkbp:mortalityRate high without treatment
gptkbp:prevention prophylactic antibiotics
gptkbp:riskFactor organ transplantation
cancer chemotherapy
long-term corticosteroid use
gptkbp:symptom fever
shortness of breath
dry cough
gptkbp:transmission airborne
gptkbp:transmittedBy person-to-person contact
gptkbp:treatment gptkb:pentamidine
gptkb:atovaquone
gptkb:trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pneumocystis_jirovecii_pneumonia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7