Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:healthcare_organization
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
gptkb:HIV/_AIDS |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:HIV/_AIDS
|
| gptkbp:caused_by |
gptkb:Pneumocystis_jirovecii
|
| gptkbp:complications |
respiratory failure
secondary infections pulmonary hypertension |
| gptkbp:first_described_by |
1970s
|
| gptkbp:healthcare |
associated with HIV epidemic
important in transplant medicine requires awareness in healthcare settings |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
pneumocystis pneumonia
|
| gptkbp:is_a_route_for |
affects alveoli
causes inflammation characterized by foamy exudate leads to impaired gas exchange |
| gptkbp:is_often_used_in |
immunocompromised individuals
|
| gptkbp:is_protected_by |
prophylactic antibiotics
|
| gptkbp:research_focus |
epidemiological studies
vaccine development treatment optimization understanding pathogenesis improved diagnostic methods |
| gptkbp:risk_factor |
malnutrition
organ transplantation chemotherapy corticosteroid use |
| gptkbp:social_responsibility |
CT scan
chest X-ray more common in developing countries early treatment improves outcomes incidence increases with age bronchoalveolar lavage depends on immune status risk of recurrence after treatment sputum analysis associated with high mortality rates in untreated cases |
| gptkbp:symptoms |
cough
fever shortness of breath |
| gptkbp:treatment |
gptkb:pentamidine
gptkb:trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole corticosteroids can be fatal if untreated improved with treatment antimicrobial therapy |