[Pathomorphology of experimental pneumocystosis and cytogenesis of the pathogen Pneumocystis carinii]

A lung pneumocystosis model has been developed in white non-inbred rats (83 animals). The pathological process develops during 1 month versus 2-3 months in other models. Pathomorphology is in principle similar to human pneumocystosis. Bauer's method appeared to be the simplest and adequate for the detection of mature pneumocysts in the lung sections among many other methods used.