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.
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.