pneumocystis infections

Preferred Label : pneumocystis infections;

MeSH definition : Infections with species in the genus PNEUMOCYSTIS, a fungus causing interstitial plasma cell pneumonia (PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS) and other infections in humans and other MAMMALS. Immunocompromised patients, especially those with AIDS, are particularly susceptible to these infections. Extrapulmonary sites are rare but seen occasionally.;

MeSH synonym : pneumocystis infection; infection, pneumocystis; pneumocystis carinii infections;

CISMeF synonym : infections, pneumocystis;

MeSH hyponym : Infection, Pneumocystis jirovecii; Pneumocystis jirovecii Infections; P carinii Infection; Infection, P carinii; P carinii Infections; Pneumocystis carinii Infection; P. carinii Infection; Infection, P. carinii; P. carinii Infections; P. jirovecii Infection; Infection, P. jirovecii; P. jirovecii Infections; P jirovecii Infection; Infection, P jirovecii; P jirovecii Infections;

MeSH annotation : coord IM with precoord organ/dis term (IM) but consider more commonly PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; coordinate with precoordinated organ/disease term but consider more commonly PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS;

Details

Origin ID

D016720;

UMLS CUI

C0851886;

Allowable qualifiers
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemically induced [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- complications [MeSH Qualifier]
- congenital [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnosis [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- diet therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- epidemiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- etiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- prevention and control [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiotherapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- transmission [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Infection caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII INFECTION [WHO-ART Preferred Term]
- Pneumocystis carinii infection [MedDRA LLT]
- Pneumocystis infections [MedDRA High Level Term]
- Pneumocystis jirovecii infection [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- infection by pneumocystis carinii [SNOMED Notion]
- pneumocystis infections [MedlinePlus Topic]
Indexing information
- Pneumocystis gerbil [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- Pneumocystis murina [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- Pneumocystis oryctolagi [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- Pneumocystis wakefieldiae [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- pneumocystis infections [MedlinePlus Topic]
Record concept(s)
- Pneumocystis jirovecii Infection [MeSH concept]
- pneumocystis infections [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- pneumocystis [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII INFECTION [WHO-ART Preferred Term]
- Pneumocystis carinii infection [MedDRA LLT]
- Pneumocystis infections [MedDRA High Level Term]
- infection by pneumocystis carinii [SNOMED Notion]
- pneumocystis carinii infection [Disease (Nov.)]
- pneumocystis infections [MedlinePlus Topic]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- pneumocystis carinii infection [Disease (Nov.)]

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