Infectious Disease

Pneumocystis pneumonia

Questions discussed in this category

How do you approach PJP prophylaxis in patients with rheumatic disease on corticosteroids?

Does the presence of ILD change your approach?

4 Answers available

Which immunosuppressed patients with SLE would benefit from antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases, 2008-10

Prophylactic antibiotic usage for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus on cyclophosphamide: a survey of US rheumatologists and the review of literature.

Clin Rheumatol, 2006 Dec 21

Infection-related morbidity and mortality in patients with connective tissue diseases: a systematic review.

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2022 Nov 03

2022 EULAR recommendations for screening and prophylaxis of chronic and opportunistic infections in adults with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases.

Frontiers in immunology, 2021 Apr 12

Using Routine Laboratory Markers and Immunological Indicators for Predicting Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Patients.

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