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The piglet as a potential model of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

OP Settnes, Vivi Bille‐Hansen, S E Jorsal, S.A. Henriksen

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Spontaneous Pneumocystis carinii infections occur in piglets. In this report we describe the symptoms, pathology and predisposing conditions of P. carinii pneumonia in the pig. We also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the pig as an experimental system to study P. carinii pneumonia.

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Spontaneous Pneumocystis carinii infections occur in piglets. In this report we describe the symptoms, pathology and predisposing conditions of P. carinii pneumonia in the pig. We also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the pig as an experimental system to study P. carinii pneumonia.

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Spontaneous Pneumocystis carinii infections occur in piglets. In this report we describe the symptoms, pathology and predisposing conditions of P. carinii pneumonia in the pig. We also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the pig as an experimental system to study P. carinii pneumonia.

Key concepts: Pneumocystis carinii, Pneumonia, Medicine, Microbiology, Pathology, Biology, Internal medicine, Pneumocystis jirovecii

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