Talk:Pneumocystis pneumonia
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I completed the moving, redirecting and merging of data from several pages, Pneumocystis jiroveci, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, Pneumocystis, etc. I reworded some, removed redundant data, added references. However, my expertise is NOT Pneumocystis pathology, treatment, diagnosis, or even molecular analysis. I noticed a contradiction in symptoms (high fever versus low grade fever) between the old discussions under Pneumocystis jiroveci and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia old pages. Could those more familiar with the disease symptoms or those more familiar with treatment & diagnosis please check & edit appropriately those sections. I am much more confident about the history, nomenclature, and systematics. It has also been suggested by another editor that all of this be best treated under the simpler moniker "Pneumocystis pneumonia" rather than "Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)". I'm not certain what is best. Heliocybe 15:37, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] redirect
This seems to be a standardization of Wikipedia page naming conventions which is acceptable. The important thing is to collate the information one location. Heliocybe 13:58, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Co-trimoxazole vs. trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole
May I be so bold as to suggest that we stick to one or the other for the entire document? Given that co-trimoxazole is the Wikipedia article, may I suggest that we use that? And then any Americans unfamiliar with that usage can click on the link to find out what it is! --Gak 13:41, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
This should be decided by others, not me, as I am unfamiliar with these drugs. You could simply be bold and make the change. Heliocybe 17:06, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Protozoan references
I removed the link to protozoal diseases which on other pages for other organisms looks to be useful, but it is now well established that Pneumocystis is a fungal genus, not a protozoan genus. Heliocybe 13:53, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Human to human transmission
Multiple articles easily found online suggest that human-to-human transmission of pneumocystis carovecii is possible, for example: "Transmission of Pneumocystis carinii DNA from a patient with P. carinii pneumonia to immunocompetent contact health care workers.Vargas SL, Ponce CA, Gigliotti F, Ulloa AV, Prieto S, Muñoz MP, Hughes WT. Program in Microbiology, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago. svargas@reuna.cl" Maybe this needs reviewing by an another expert on this subject? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.87.165.76 (talk) 14:47, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
