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IBCC Episode 121 - Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia

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H I v Negative and P J P Negative?

H i v negative patients are like advanced malignancy patients who may kind of have other reasons for doing poorlyi that's the biggest point, like the if your h i v negative and jp is for probably a really bad recon rit. So steroid is the leading cause of numasisis in hv negative patients, probably accounting for about over 90 %. Now, what about the b m t and the solid organ transplantation? Cause we kind of focus on this all the time. That's part of the package. If they come in sick, right? Organ transplortation is definitely risk factor. And numisiss can often occur about four to six months post transplant.

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