Development of a clinical prediction rule to diagnose Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in the World Health Organization's algorithm for seriously ill HIV-infected patients

• Main Authors: Gary Maartens (Author), Annemie Stewart (Author), Rulan Griesel (Author), Andre P. Kengne (Author), Felix Dube (Author), Mark Nicol (Author), Molebogeng X. Rangaka (Author), Marc Mendelson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) algorithm for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in seriously ill HIV-infected patients recommends that treatment for Pneumocystis jiroveciipneumonia (PJP) should be considered without giving clear guidance on selecting patients for empiric PJP therapy. PJP...