Survival after <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia requiring ventilation: A case report

Survival after <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia requiring ventilation: A case report

Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with a high mortality rate, which increases substantially with the need for mechanical ventilation. Local experience of patients with PCP admitted to the intensive care unit has revealed mortality rate...

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Main Authors: Gladness Nethathe, Nirav Patel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2016-10-01
Series:Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Subjects:
HIV/AIDS
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
Ventilation
Online Access:https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/474
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spelling doaj-7abb433a8d2a4a4682d5d0a70f2e47722020-11-24T22:22:26ZengAOSISSouthern African Journal of HIV Medicine1608-96932078-67512016-10-01171e1e410.4102/sajhivmed.v17i1.474539Survival after <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia requiring ventilation: A case reportGladness Nethathe0Nirav Patel1Intensive Care Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic HospitalDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, University of the WitwatersrandPneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with a high mortality rate, which increases substantially with the need for mechanical ventilation. Local experience of patients with PCP admitted to the intensive care unit has revealed mortality rates close to 100%. We present a case of a 39-year-old HIV-infected man diagnosed with PCP who was successfully weaned from mechanical ventilation after presenting with respiratory distress and severe hypoxaemia. A short review of the literature will also be presented.https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/474HIV/AIDSPneumocystis jirovecii pneumoniaVentilation
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author Gladness Nethathe
Nirav Patel
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Survival after <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia requiring ventilation: A case report
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
HIV/AIDS
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
Ventilation
author_facet Gladness Nethathe
Nirav Patel
author_sort Gladness Nethathe
title Survival after <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia requiring ventilation: A case report
title_short Survival after <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia requiring ventilation: A case report
title_full Survival after <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia requiring ventilation: A case report
title_fullStr Survival after <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia requiring ventilation: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Survival after <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia requiring ventilation: A case report
title_sort survival after <i>pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia requiring ventilation: a case report
publisher AOSIS
series Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
issn 1608-9693
2078-6751
publishDate 2016-10-01
description Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with a high mortality rate, which increases substantially with the need for mechanical ventilation. Local experience of patients with PCP admitted to the intensive care unit has revealed mortality rates close to 100%. We present a case of a 39-year-old HIV-infected man diagnosed with PCP who was successfully weaned from mechanical ventilation after presenting with respiratory distress and severe hypoxaemia. A short review of the literature will also be presented.
topic HIV/AIDS
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
Ventilation
url https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/474
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