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Pneumocystis
Francis Gigliotti1, Andrew H Limper2, Terry Wright1
1Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester, New York 14642.
Abstract:
Since its initial misidentification as a trypanosome some 100 years ago, Pneumocystis has remained recalcitrant to study. Although we have learned much, we still do not have definitive answers to such basic questions as, where is the reservoir of infection, how does Pneumocystis reproduce, what is the mechanism of infection, and are there true species of Pneumocystis? The goal of this review is to provide the reader the most up to date information available about the biology of Pneumocystis and the disease it produces.