TY - JOUR AU - Sowden, Evin AU - Carmichael, Andrew J. PY - 2004 DA - 2004/10/16 TI - Autoimmune inflammatory disorders, systemic corticosteroids and pneumocystis pneumonia: A strategy for prevention JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 42 VL - 4 IS - 1 AB - Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is an increasing problem amongst patients on immunosuppression with autoimmune inflammatory disorders (AID). The disease presents acutely and its diagnosis requires bronchoalveolar lavage in most cases. Despite treatment with intravenous antibiotics, PCP carries a worse prognosis in AID patients than HIV positive patients. The overall incidence of PCP in patients with AID remains low, although patients with Wegener's granulomatosis are at particular risk. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-4-42 DO - 10.1186/1471-2334-4-42 ID - Sowden2004 ER -