Pneumocystis
Pneumocystis (new-moh-sis-tis) n. a genus of protozoans. P. jiroveci (formerly carinii) the cause of pneumonia in immunosuppressed patients, usually following intensive chemotherapy or in patients with AIDS. See also opportunistic.
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