Pneumocystis carinii (jirovecii) pneumonia (pcp): the most common opportunistic infection observed in HIV/AIDS cases in University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Jamaiah, I., Rohela, M., Tok, E.L., Tan, C.L., Tan, W.H., Teo, W.S., Leow, H.F.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Seameo Regional Tropical Medicine & Public Health 2012
• Subjects: Q Science (General); R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10325/1/Pneumocystis_carinii_%28jirovecii%29_pneumonia_%28pcp%29.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10325/

This retrospective study was conducted among 59 HIV/AIDS patients with opportunistic infections admitted to the University Malaya Medical Centre between 2000 and 2009. Fifty-five point nine percent of cases were Chinese, 25.4% were Malays, 11.9% were Indians and 6.8% were of unknown ethnic origin....