@article{Neres Norberg_Melo Reis_de Carvalho Queiroz_Ribeiro_Pile_de Carvalho_2009, title={Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV infection from Hospitals of the Baixada Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.}, volume={40}, url={https://colombiamedica.univalle.edu.co/index.php/comedica/article/view/644}, DOI={10.25100/cm.v40i2.644}, abstractNote={<strong><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Objetives:</span></strong> The authors investigated the P. jiroveci prevalence and the epidemiological pattern of individuals with HIV infection and pulmonary infection concomitantly.<br /> <strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">Method:</span> </strong>Were collected 266 samples of bronchoalveolar lavae of the HIV infection patients from three hospitals from Baixada Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.<br /> <strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">Results:</span> </strong>The overall prevalence of Pneumocystis jiroveci infection was 26.3%, been 18% in male and 8.3% in female. The sexes showed similar prevalence (26.8% in men and 25.3% in women) and considering the infection stratified by age category, except to female 10-15 years old group, all of them showed infection by the P. jiroveci.  Both measurements without significant differences (among sex, X<sup>2</sup>= 0,07; among age category, H=10,7, p>0,05) respectively. From this survey eight cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed, representing 3.0% of the total examined.}, number={2}, journal={Colombia Medica}, author={Neres Norberg, Antonio and Melo Reis, Carlos Henrique and de Carvalho Queiroz, Margareth Maria and Ribeiro, Paulo César and Pile, Edwin and de Carvalho, Raimundo Wilson}, year={2009}, month={Dec.}, pages={213–217} }