The results were published in mBio, the journal of The American Society for Microbiology. Researchers used tissue from mice to cultivate two forms of the Pneumocystis fungus—the troph and ascus—for up ...

Pneumocystis pneumonia represents a potentially life-threatening infection caused by the fungal microorganism Pneumocystis jiroveci. Initially observed in premature and malnourished infants ...

Pneumocystis appears to be a sort of "door opener" for secondary bacterial infections. Lung lavages seem to be an effective method for detecting the fungus in time.

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii, an advancement that could help identify new targets for drugs to treat and prevent Pneumocystis pneumonia, a common and ...

Besides opening a new avenue for research on Pneumocystis pneumonia or PCP, caused by the fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii, the work with mice also offers the possibility of manipulating immune cells ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a rare, serious lung infection caused by the fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii." PCP patients typically ...

In real life, UGA has made a vaccine. According to the school's news site, the vaccine would protect against the three most common fungal pathogens - Aspergilus, Candida and Pneumocystis.

Patients with weakened immune systems, particularly those with AIDS and cancer, are at risk of developing Pneumocystis pneumonia, or PCP, a form of pneumonia caused by the fungus Pneumocystis ...

The pneumonia caused by fungus Pneumocystis jirovencii represents a serious issue, especially for immunosuppressed patients infected with HIV.

Pneumocystis pneumonia most often causes shortness of breath, fever, dry cough and fever. Chest X-ray and blood oxygen tests are insufficient to distinguish between fungal, bacterial and other causes ...

Scientists at Tulane University School of Medicine have developed a promising new model to study a pneumonia-causing fungus that has been notoriously difficult to culture in a lab. Researchers were ...