Pneumocystis jirovecii, patogen s českým "příjmením"
| Title in English | Pneumocystis jirovecii, a pathogen with a Czech "surname" |
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Očkování a cestovní medicína |
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| Web | https://odbornost.avenier.cz/cz/magazine-viewer?n=7275 |
| Keywords | Pneumocystis jirovecii; pneumonia; opportunistic infection; immunosuppression |
| Description | The cause of severe pneumonia and immunocompromised persons has been a mystery for many years. Initially thought to be a protozoan, it was only decades later, thanks to the possibilities of genetic testing, that it was taxonomically placed in the fungal kingdom. Its naming went through a similarly complex process, but in honour of the Czech scientist Otto Jirovec, it eventually became established in medicine as Pneumocystis jirovecii. |
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