Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in developing countries super(1)

Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) is a serious fungal infection among immunocompromised patients. In developed countries, the epidemiology and clinical spectrum of PcP have been clearly defined and well documented. However, in most developing countries, relatively little is known about the prevalence of pneumocystosis. Several articles covering African, Asian and American countries were reviewed in the present study. PcP was identified as a frequent opportunistic infection in AIDS patients from different geographic regions. A trend to an increasing rate of PcP was apparent in developing countries from 2002 to 2010.Original Abstract: La pneumonie due a Pneumocystis jirovecii (PcP) est une infection mycosique severe chez les patients immunodeprimis. Dans les pays developpes, les donnees epidemiologiques et diniques de la PcP sont bien documentees. En revanche, dansles pays en voie de developpement, on dispose de peu d'informations concernant la prevalence de la pneumocystose. De nombreux articles qui concernent des pays d'Afrique, d'Asie et d'Amerique sont passes en revue dans ce travail. La PcP est une infection opportuniste frequente chez les patients atteints de sida dans differentes regions geographiques. Une tendance a l'augmentation de l'incidence de la PcP a ete observee dans les pays en developpement entre 2002 et 2010.