Pneumocystis Carinii and Pneumocystic Pneumonia

Overview

Reviews presented at the seminar of the Society for Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Czech J. E. Purkyně Medical Society (in collaboration with the Society for Infectious Diseases, the Czech Microbiological Society and Czech Parasitological Society under the sponsorship of Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur, Prague) held on October 7, 1997. A complete account of contemporary and highly topical knowledge and information on the problem. It will give even the uninformed reader an integrated picture in a comprehensible form on the important human pathogen Pneumocystis carinii, on clinical pictures, diagnostic possibilities and therapeutic and prophylactic procedures in pneumocystic pneumonia. Vávra, J.: Pneumocystic Pneumonia, an ever Topical Problem Linhartová, A.: The Personality of Prof. Dr. Josef Vaněk, DrSc. (1915-1990) Rubík, I.: Pneumocystic Pneumonia in the Czech Republic and Possibilities of Laboratory Diagnosis of Pneumocystis Carinii Rozsypal, H., Staňková, M., Špála, J., Machala, L.: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prophylaxis of Pneumocystic Pneumonia in HIV Infected Subjects Mayer, J., Skřičková, J., Vorlíček, J., Kubálek, V., Votava, M.: Pulmonary Infection with Pneumocystis Carinii in Oncological Patients Lácha, J., Nosková, L.: Pulmonary Infection and Pneumocystic Pneumonia in Patients after Renal Transplantation

Key words:
pneumocystic pneumonia - Pneumocystis carinii - pulmonary infection - diagnosis - treatment.