SEARCH FOR EXTRAPULMONARY PNEUMOCYSTIS-CARINII IN AN ANIMAL-MODEL

Authors
OZ HS HUGHES WT VARGAS SL
Citation
Hs. Oz et al., SEARCH FOR EXTRAPULMONARY PNEUMOCYSTIS-CARINII IN AN ANIMAL-MODEL, The Journal of parasitology, 82(2), 1996, pp. 357-359
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
Journal title
The Journal of parasitology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223395
Volume
82
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
357 - 359
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3395(1996)82:2<357:SFEPIA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Pneumocystis carinii-infected immunosuppressed ferrets and rats were s earched for P. carinii cysts and trophozoites in extrapulmonary organs , including the heart, liver, stomach, kidney, and spleen. Foci of P. carinii were found in the liver or kidney of 4 (10%) of 40 ferrets but in no extrapulmonary sites of 30 rats with P. carinii pneumonitis. At tempts to identify P. carinii from immunosuppressed rat or ferret bloo d or propagate the organism intraorbitally in immunosuppressed rats we re unsuccessful. Pneumocystis cavinii was identified from aspirated st omach contents of ferrets but in none of the rats infected with P. car inii pneumonitis.