Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with cancer: clinical setting.
DeVita V, Goodell B, Hubbard S, Geelhoed G, Young R. Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with cancer: clinical setting. National Cancer Institute Monograph 1976, 43: 41-7. PMID: 1087959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis pneumoniaClinical settingTreated with combination chemotherapyDevelopment of Pneumocystis pneumoniaWithdrawal of chemotherapyCombination chemotherapyClinical remissionHematologic malignanciesEmpirical treatmentSolid tumorsInfectious deathCancer patientsPatientsPentamidine isethionatePneumoniaAcute formChemotherapyTumorCancerRemissionUncontrolled growthMalignancyPneumocystisPneumocystis Pneumonia
MICHAELIS L, LEIGHT G, POWELL R, DEVITA V. Pneumocystis Pneumonia. Annals Of Surgery 1976, 183: 301-306. PMID: 1083218, PMCID: PMC1344242, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-197603000-00016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen lung biopsyMajor surgical proceduresSmall anterior thoracotomyCause of deathEarly thoracotomyAnterior thoracotomyLung biopsyMost patientsPulmonary infectionIll patientsSusceptible patientsInappropriate therapyGeneral anesthesiaInfected patientsPneumocystis pneumoniaHematologic malignanciesTherapeutic courseSurgical proceduresEffective treatmentPatientsPneumocystis cariniiInfectionThoracotomyTreatmentImmediate identification