Interhuman transmission of pneumocystis jiroveci
A cluster of cases of pneumocystis pneumonia has been reported from the Westmead hospital transplant unit in Sydney. All patients had had conventional prophylaxis, namely treatment with trimethoprin/sulfamethoxazole for 6 months after transplantation. These cases have all been documented very carefully and the pneumocystis jiroveci have been genotyped and the authors produce convincing evidence that this […]