Select the false statement about P. jiroveci-
Correct Answer: Frequently associated with CMV
Description: P. jirovecii infection and CMV (Cytomegalo virus) infection is common in patient with renal transplant recipients, but association with CMV infection is not clearly documented. Ref: Clinical Infectious diseases by David Schlossberg p.616
About other options:
Option a: Correct- It is an opportunistic pathogen
Option c: Correct- The common radiographic finding in P. jirovecii pneumonia is the presence ground-glass opacity in both lungs and atypical radiographic manifestations include cystic spaces (pneumatocele) and bullae, adenopathy, pleural effusions and pneumothorax. BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9:171)
Option d: Correct- Lab diagnosis is established based visualisation of P. jirovecii in expectorated sputum or BAL (Ideal sample).
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