Introductory lecture on Pneumocystis by Professor David Denning.
Different species of Pneumocystis and co-speciation with their mammalian hosts. Pneumocystis jirovecii taxonomy, non-culturability and morphological forms (trophozoites and cysts). Airborne transmission between humans. Risk factors for colonisation. Pathogenesis and epidemiology.
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