Pneumocystis

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Pneumocystis

Acquired thru contact of infected host and thru an

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Airborne stage of the parasite

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Pneumocystis

Found in human and rats are distinctly different from each other, are basically the same life cycle

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P. Carini

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Pneumocystis

Repdroduced by

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Endodyogeny

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Pneumocystis

P. Carinii in 2 forms

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Trophozoites

Cysts

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P. Carnii

Produce interstitial

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Plasma cell pneumonia

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Both form are found in

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Pulmonary alveoli

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Pneumocystis

Suspended in the matrix showing

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Honeycomb

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P. Carnii

Life cycle involves

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Asexual reprduction of free trophozoites

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P. Carnii

Effect of honeycomb

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Emphysema

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Pneumocystis

Sometimes occur

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Mediastinal emphysema and pneumothorax

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P. Carnii

Diagnosis

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Specimen from ordinary cough
Cell culture
Gomoris

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Gomoris methamenamics Ag stain, HE stain, for quick staining do

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Toluidine blue

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Most sensitive test

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Immunifluorescence T

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Treatment

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Trimethoprim = 20 mg/kg/bw in 4 divided dose x 14 days

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Alternative drug

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Pentamidine 4 mg/kg/bw IM x 12-14 days