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Prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (2010-2013): the first Croatian report
Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, 61 (2014), 2; 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1556/AMicr.61.2014.2.8
Babić-Erceg, Andrea; Vilibić-Čavlek, Tatjana; Erceg, Marijan; Mlinarić-Missoni, Emilija; Begovac, Josip

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Babić Erceg, A., Vilibić Čavlek, T., Erceg, M., Mlinarić Missoni, E. & Begovac, J. (2014). Prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (2010-2013): the first Croatian report. Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, 61. (2), 181-188. doi: 10.1556/AMicr.61.2014.2.8

Babić Erceg, Andrea, et al. "Prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (2010-2013): the first Croatian report." Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, vol. 61, no. 2, 2014, pp. 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1556/AMicr.61.2014.2.8

Babić Erceg, Andrea, Tatjana Vilibić Čavlek, Marijan Erceg, Emilija Mlinarić Missoni and Josip Begovac. "Prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (2010-2013): the first Croatian report." Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica 61, no. 2 (2014): 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1556/AMicr.61.2014.2.8

Babić Erceg, A., et al. (2014) 'Prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (2010-2013): the first Croatian report', Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, 61(2), pp. 181-188. doi: 10.1556/AMicr.61.2014.2.8

Babić Erceg A, Vilibić Čavlek T, Erceg M, Mlinarić Missoni E, Begovac J. Prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (2010-2013): the first Croatian report. Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica [Internet]. 2014 June [cited 2024 May 19];61(2):181-188. doi: 10.1556/AMicr.61.2014.2.8

A. Babić Erceg, T. Vilibić Čavlek, M. Erceg, E. Mlinarić Missoni and J. Begovac, "Prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (2010-2013): the first Croatian report", Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 181-188, June 2014. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:009157. [Accessed: 19 May 2024]

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Title (english)Prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (2010-2013): the first Croatian report
AuthorAndrea Babić-Erceg
AuthorTatjana Vilibić-Čavlek
AuthorMarijan Erceg
AuthorEmilija Mlinarić-Missoni
AuthorJosip Begovac
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
School of Medicine
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Abstract (english)
Pneumocystis jirovecii is an important cause of interstitial pneumonia particularly among immunocompromised hosts. We analysed the prevalence of P. jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected patients presented with interstitial pneumonia or acute respiratory syndrome hospitalized in six Croatian tertiary care hospitals. Over four-year period (2010-2013), a total of 328 lower respiratory tract samples: 253 (77.1%) bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, 43 (13.1%) tracheal aspirates and 32 (9.8%) bronchial aspirates from 290 patients were examined by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PCP was detected in 23 (7.9%) patients. The prevalence of PCP differed significantly among tested groups (χ2 = 95.03; d.f. = 3; p < 0.001). HIV-infected patients were more often positive (56.6%, 95%CI = 37.3-72.4) compared to other groups (patients with malignant disease 7.7%, 95%CI = 2.6-20.3; transplant patients 7.7%, 95%CI = 2.2-24.1; patients with other diagnosis 1.5%, 95%CI = 0.5-4.4). Majority of HIV-positive patients (80%) were newly diagnosed cases. Our results indicate that HIV-infected patients still represents the main risk group for P. jirovecii infection. PCP is responsible for pneumonia in 56.6% HIV-positive patients in Croatia, primarily those who do not know that they are HIV infected.
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Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
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Journal titleActa Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica
Numberingvol. 61, no. 2, pp. 181-188
p-ISSN1217-8950
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1556/AMicr.61.2014.2.8
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:105:009157
Publication2014-06
Document URLhttps://doi.org/10.1556/AMicr.61.2014.2.8
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