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what is it? Is it possible to get question with this name on exam?
Edited by p53 on 09/09/05 - 10:44 PM
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Pneumocystis jiroveci(pronounced yee-row-vet-zee) is the proposed new name for organism causing human PCP(instead of P carinii)...
cool info p53..
i dont know the ans to ur 2nd question..
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| p53
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Maybe they'll say 'P jiroveci (formerly P carinii)', but I'm not sure about this, so it's better to know new name for this nasty fungus.
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http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol8no9/02-0096.htm
Check out this article. I work in clinical micro and have not heard of this name change until now. Thanks for posting!
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That's great info, thanks bactitech! What I have understood from it is that P jiroveci (from human) and P carinii (from rat) are different species of Pneumocystis and when we are talking about human disease PCP ('Pneumocystis Pneumonia', not 'Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia') we shouldn't use the term 'Pneumocystis carinii' any more!
Edited by p53 on 09/10/05 - 11:08 PM
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thanks guys...goood info
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Question about what's best for Micro Review for Step 1?
I have Kaplan Micro, Medical micro ridiculously simple, Underground vignettes Micro, and of course the First Aid 2005.
If somebody had these resources, how best to study for the Micro portion of Step 1?
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| bactitech
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http://www.doctorfungus.org/thefungi/pneumocystis... - another good site.
This was posted to one of my micro lists after I brought up the name change that you guys told me about. Thanks so much 
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