Pneumocystis carinii community-acquired

The acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first recognized by the medical community as a distinct clinical entity in 1981. This syndrome was described initially in a cohort of young homosexual men with profound immunologic deficits, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), and Kaposi s sarcoma. A retrovirus, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is the major cause of AIDS. A second retrovirus, HIV-2, also has been recognized to cause AIDS,... 

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Masur, H. et al. (1981) An outbreak of community-acquired Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia initial manifestation... 

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