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Abstract
The prototype species of PNEUMOCYSTIS infecting the laboratory rat. It was formerly called Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. carinii. Strains that infect humans and cause PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA were originally classified as Pneumocystis jirovecii or Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis.
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Synonyms
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- Pneumocystis carini
- Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. carinii
- Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. ratti
- Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis
- Pneumocystis jiroveci
- Pneumocystis jirovecii
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15 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
infection: coordinate with probably PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS but if not of lungs, coordinate with PNEUMOCYSTIS INFECTIONS + precoordinated organ/disease term
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History Note
2004; use PNEUMOCYSTIS 1974-2003
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Previous Indexing
- Pneumocystis carinii (1974-2003)
- Protozoa (1968-1994)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pneumocystis carinii. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D045363. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D045363
- Pneumocystis carinii. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2099992