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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
In [[immunocompromised]] patients, [[prophylaxis]] with [[co-trimoxazole]] or regular [[pentamidine]] inhalations may help prevent PCP. | |||
==Primary Prevention== | |||
In [[immunocompromised]] patients (e.g. cancer patients on [[chemotherapy]], or persons living with [[AIDS]] with a [[T helper cell|CD4+ T-cell]] count below 200/μl), [[prophylaxis]] with [[co-trimoxazole]] or regular [[pentamidine]] inhalations may help prevent PCP. | |||
Preventive therapy is recommended for: | |||
* Patients with AIDS who have CD4 counts below 200 | |||
* Bone marrow transplant recipients | |||
* Organ transplant recipients | |||
* People who take long-term, high-dose corticosteroids | |||
* People who have had previous episodes of this infection | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
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[[Category:Pulmonology]] | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Primary Prevention
In immunocompromised patients (e.g. cancer patients on chemotherapy, or persons living with AIDS with a CD4+ T-cell count below 200/μl), prophylaxis with co-trimoxazole or regular pentamidine inhalations may help prevent PCP. Preventive therapy is recommended for:
- Patients with AIDS who have CD4 counts below 200
- Bone marrow transplant recipients
- Organ transplant recipients
- People who take long-term, high-dose corticosteroids
- People who have had previous episodes of this infection