MIDTERM: PNEUMOCYSTIS Flashcards
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old/previous name
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Pneumocystis carinii
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originally classified with the protozoa (trypanosome), but nucleic acid sequencing showed it is a fungus
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Pneumocystis carinii
3
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most commonly found in rats( RODENTS )
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Pneumocystis carinii
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Pneumocystis carinii other name:
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Pneumocystis wakefieldiae
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new/current name
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Pneumocystis jirovecii
6
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the species most often recovered from HUMANS.
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Pneumocystis jirovecii
7
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is an opportunistic, atypical fungus that infects immunocompromised hosts and mostly manifest as pneumocystic pneumonia (PCP) / PJP
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Pneumocystis jirovecii
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