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XII - Mycology Flashcards

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Fungi are ___karyotic

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eukaryotic

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Fungi have complex carbohydrate walls composed of

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chitin, glucan, mannan

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Major membrane sterol in fungi

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ergosterol

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Antifungals: Inhibit ergosterol synthesis

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Imidazole

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Antifungals: Bind more tightly to ergosterol than cholesterol

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Polyene

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Fungi require _____ (heterotrophic nutrition).

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organic carbon

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Living in dead organic matter

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saphrophytic or saprobic

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Living on another living organism

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parasitic

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Basic Forms of Fungi: Single cells, budding

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yeast

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Basic Forms of Fungi: Hyphae, mycella (bouquet of hyphae), mitosis

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molds

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Fungi exhibit thermal _____.

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thermal dimorphism

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Hyphae: Septate

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transverse walls

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Hyphae: Non-septate

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multinucleated

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Basic Forms of Fungi: Room Temp.

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mold

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Basic Forms of Fungi: Body Temp.

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yeast

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Host response to fungal infection

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granulomatous, pyogenic

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Fungi: Liver necrosis due to amantin and phylloidin

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Amanita mushrooms

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Fungi: Ingestion of contaminated peanuts and grains causes liver cancer due to aflatoxin

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Aspergillus flavus

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Fungi: Inhalation of the spores cause allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA, IgE-mediated)

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Aspergillus fumigatus

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Fungi Diagnosis: Dissolves human cells allowing visualization

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KOH microscopy

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Fungi Diagnosis: Low pH inhibits the growth of bacteria

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Sabouraud agar

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Fungi Diagnosis: Used for early infection

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DNA probes

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Fungi: Infect only superficial keratinized structures

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Dermatophytoses

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3 Important Dermatophytes

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Microsporum canis, Trichophyton tonsurans, Epidermophyton floccosum

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Dermatophytoses: Transmission

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direct contact, dogs, cats

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Chronic infections in warm, humid areas of the body, inflamed circular border containing papules and vesicles surrounding a clear area of normal skin

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Dermatophytoses

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Fungi hypersensitivity causes

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dermatophytid reactions (different site from contact)

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Dermatophytoses: Athlete’s Foot

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Tinea pedis

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Dermatophytoses: Nails

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Tinea ungium

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Dermatophytoses: Ringworm

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Tinea corporis

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Dermatophytoses: Jock Itch

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Tinea cruris

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Dermatophytoses: Hands

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Tinea manuum

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Dermatophytoses: Scalp

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Tinea capitis

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Dermatophytoses: Facial Hair

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Tinea barbae

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Dermatophytoses: Diagnosis

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10% KOH - septate hyphae, Sabouraud agar - hyphae and conidia, green fluorescence on Wood’s lamp

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Dermatophytoses: Treatment

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local antifungal creams, keep skin dry

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Tinea versicolor (an-an), superficial skin infection of cosmetic importance, hypopigmented patches, spaghetti and meatballs (hyphae & yeast) appearance on 10% KOH

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Malassezia furfur

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Malassezia furfur: Treatment

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Miconazole

39
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Dimorphic fungus that lives on vegetation, gardeners who prune roses

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Sporothrix schenckii

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Sporothrix schenckii: Transmission

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thorn prick

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Sporothrix schenckii: Treatment

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Itraconazole, Potassium Iodide

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Dimorphic fungus that exists as a mold in soil and as a spherule (yeast) in tissue, endemic in arid regions of the southwestern US and Latin America

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Coccidioides immitis

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Coccidioides immitis: Transmission

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inhalation of arthrospores

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Arthrospores form spherules filled with endospores, granulomata in bones and CNS, dissemination in those who have defective cell-mediated immunity

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Coccidioides immitis

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Influenza-like illness, lung infiltrates, adenopathy, effusions, erythema nodosum (desert bumps), arthralgias, meningitis

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Valley Fever (Coccidioides immitis)

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Coccidioides immitis: Treatment

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Amphotericin B, Itraconazole, Fluconazole - meningitis

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Dimorphic fungus, forms 2 types of asexual spores

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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H. capsulatum Asexual Spores: Typical thick walls and finger-like projections, important in laboratory identification

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tuberculate macroconidia

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H. capsulatum Asexual Spores: Smaller, thin, smooth-walled spores, transmits infection if inhaled

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microconidia

50
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Endemic in Ohio and Mississippi River valleys, grows in soil contaminated with bird droppings (starlings) or bat guano

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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Histoplasma capsulatum: Transmission

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airborne microconidia

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Closely mimics TB, chronic pneumonia, erythema nodosum, tongue ulcerations in AIDS patients

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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TB Mimickers

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Paragonimus, Histoplasma

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Histoplasma capsulatum: Treatment

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Amphotericin B, Itraconazole, Fluconazole - meningitis

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Dimorphic fungus, round yeast with broad-based bud, endemic in Northeastern America (Ohio, Mississippi)

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Blastomyces dermatitidis: Transmission

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inhalation of conidia

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Most common cause of fungal pneumonia

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Chronic pneumonia, ulcerated granulomas, lytic bone lesions, prostatitis

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Blastomyces dermatitidis: Treatment

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Itraconazole, Amphotericin B - severe infections, Fluconazole - meningitis

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Dimorphic fungus, thick yeast with multiple buds (mariner’s wheel), restricted to Central and South America

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: Transmission

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inhalation of conidia

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: Diseases

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chronic pneumonia, painful ulcers on mouth and nose

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: Females are protected because of

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: Treatment

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Itraconazole

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Predisposing Factors for Opportunistic Mycosis

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broad-spectrum antibiotics, steroids, hematologic malignancies, transplant recipients, systemic chemotherapy, AIDS

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Normal flora of upper respiratory tract, GI, female GUT, may appear as oval yeast with a single bud or as pseudohyphae, form germ tubes in serum and chlamydo-spores in culture

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Candida albicans

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Candidiasis: Oral thrush, vulvovaginitis → curd-like discharge, intertrigo, skin infections → satellite lesions, onychomycosis

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immunocompetent

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Candidiasis: Pseudomembranous esophagitis, subcutaneous nodules, right-sided endocarditis

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immunocompromised

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Candidiasis Treatment: Oropharyngeal and Esophageal

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Nystatin - swish and swallow

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Candidiasis Treatment: Skin

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Clotrimazole

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Candidiasis Treatment: Disseminated

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Amphotericin B

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Candidiasis Treatment: Chemoprophylaxis

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Fluconazole

73
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Oval yeast with narrow-based bud surrounded by a wide polysaccharide capsule seen in India ink, positive latex agglutination test (CALAS), grows in soil containing bird droppings (pigeon)

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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Cryptococcus neoformans: Transmission

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inhalation of airborne yeast cells

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Cryptococcus neoformans: Diseases

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asymptomatic lung infection, meningitis, encephalitis

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Cryptococcus neoformans: Treatment

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Amphotericin B, Flucytosine, Fluconazole - chemoprophylaxis

77
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Exists only as molds, septate hyphae that form V-shaped (dichotomous) branches, acute angles

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Aspergillus fumigatus

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Aspergillus fumigatus: Location

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widely distributed in nature

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Aspergillus fumigatus: Transmission

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inhalation of conidia

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Infects wounds, burns, cornea, external ear, sinuses, aspergilloma (fungus ball) in lung cavities, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) - asthmatic symptoms with expectoration of brownish bronchial plugs

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Aspergillus fumigatus

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Aspergillus fumigatus: Treatment

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Amphotericin B

82
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Saprophytic molds with non-septate hyphae with walls and branches at right angles, rhino-orbital-cerebral infection with eschar formation, patients with DKA, burns leukemia

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Rhizopus oryzae and Mucor

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Indeterminate organism, major surface glycoprotein undergoes programmed rearrangements, diagnosis by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) washings, toluidine blue, methenamine silver stain

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Pneumocystis jiroveci

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Pneumocystis jiroveci: Transmission

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inhalation of cysts

85
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Cysts in alveoli induce an inflammatory response consisting of plasma cells, frothy exudate blocks oxygen exchange

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Pneumocystis jiroveci

86
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Occurs when CD4 < 200, diffuse interstitial pneumonia with bilateral ground glass infiltrates, 100% mortality rate if untreated

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Pneumocystis jiroveci

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Most common AIDS-defining illness

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Pneumocystis jiroveci

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Pneumocystis jiroveci: Treatment

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Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole

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