Respiratory microbiota and lower respiratory tract disease

The respiratory airways harbor a complex succession of ecological niches with distinct but related bacterial communities. Particular challenges of respiratory microbiome research have led to limited scientific output compared to other human microbiomes. Areas covered: In this review, we summarize the current state of knowledge of the bacterial respiratory microbiome, with a particular focus on […]
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Pneumocystis and Pneumocystosis: first meeting of experts from Latin-American and Portuguese-speaking countries – a mini-review

Authors: Calderón EJ, de Armas Y, Esteves F, Matos O, Medrano FJ, Wissmann G
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24617414

The epidemiological studies presented in this meeting begin to change the misconception that since the AIDS epidemic, Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) has become an infrequent disease, showing that today PcP remains a major opportunistic infection in HIV-infected patients in both developed and developing countries and an emerging problem in immunocompromised patients without HIV infection worldwide.
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Respiratory microbiota and lower respiratory tract disease

Pneumocystis and Pneumocystosis: first meeting of experts from Latin-American and Portuguese-speaking countries – a mini-review

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