Impact of pneumocystosis on the Spanish health care system, 1997-2020: Profile of HIV and non-HIV immunocompromised patients

• Main Authors: Pablo Varas Vicente (Author), Raúl Parra Fariñas (Author), Montserrat Alonso-Sardón (Author), Enrique Benéitez Andrés (Author), Beatriz Rodriguez Alonso (Author), Ángela Romero-Alegría (Author), Hugo Almeida (Author), Antonio Muro (Author), Javier Pardo-Lledias (Author), Moncef Belhassen-García (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Pneumocystis jirovecii is an opportunistic fungus recognized for causing P. jirovecii pneumonia. The global prevalence is thought to be higher than 400,000 annual cases, although detailed information about epidemiological patterns is scarce. Methodology: A retrospective longitudinal desc...