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SUBMITTER: Gaborit BJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6881486 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gaborit Benjamin Jean BJ Tessoulin Benoit B Lavergne Rose-Anne RA Morio Florent F Sagan Christine C Canet Emmanuel E Lecomte Raphael R Leturnier Paul P Deschanvres Colin C Khatchatourian Lydie L Asseray Nathalie N Garret Charlotte C Vourch Michael M Marest Delphine D Raffi François F Boutoille David D Reignier Jean J
Annals of intensive care 20191127 1
<h4>Background</h4>Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) remains a severe disease associated with high rates of invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) and mortality. The objectives of this study were to assess early risk factors for severe PJP and 90-day mortality, including the broncho-alveolar lavage fluid cytology profiles at diagnosis.<h4>Methods</h4>We prospectively enrolled all patients meeting pre-defined diagnostic criteria for PJP admitted at Nantes university hospital, France, from Janu ...[more]