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Pneumocystis carinii Meningoradiculitis in a patient with AIDS

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Pneumocystis carinii is a common opportunistic pathogen in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is common, while extrapulmonary infections withPneumocystis carinii have been reported sparingly. The clinical features are frequently nonspecific. The detection ofPneumocystis carinii in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has not been reported thus far. In this report, an unusual case ofPneumocystis carinii meningoradiculitis in an HIV-infected patient who had previously received primary prophylaxis with trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole is presented.

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    J. L. Villanueva, E. Cordero, F. J. Caballero-Granado, C. Regordan, B. Becerril & J. Pachón

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Villanueva, J.L., Cordero, E., Caballero-Granado, F.J. et al. Pneumocystis carinii Meningoradiculitis in a patient with AIDS. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16, 940–942 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700565

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