This retrospective cohort study was conducted to determine whether Pneumocystis carinii cytochrome b gene mutations in patients with AIDS and P. carinii pneumonia (PCP) are associated with atovaquone exposure.
The types of genetic polymorphisms and polymorphic combinations of mtLSU-rRNA, DHFR, DHPS, CYB, and SOD in P. jirovecii were related to the clinical outcomes of patients with P. jirovecii pneumonia in Zhejiang Province, China.