Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is a form of pneumonia? which is caused by protozoans called [Pneumocystis carinii]?. It is relatively rare except among people infected with HIV (the virus which is believed to cause AIDS). In that population, it is a common immediate cause of death, and is one of the presenting factors that often leads to diagnosis of HIV. |
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is a form of pneumonia? which is caused by protozoa called [Pneumocystis carinii]?, which belong to the Apicomplexa. It is relatively rare except among people infected with HIV (the virus which is believed to cause AIDS). In that population, it is a common immediate cause of death, and is one of the presenting factors that often leads to diagnosis of HIV. |
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