Pneumocystis jirovecii in Spanish Patients With Heart Failure

• Main Authors: Izarbe Merino-Casallo (Author), Vicente Friaza (Author), Sebastián Menao (Author), José María Domingo (Author), Susana Olivera (Author), Enrique J. Calderón (Author), Miguel Ángel Torralba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective:Pneumocystis colonization is frequent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) producing local and systemic inflammation. Heart failure is also a common comorbidity among patients with COPD. Heart failure is a chronic, frequent, and disabling condition with high morbid...