Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026

Id	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D016720 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D016720
Preferred Name	Pneumocystis Infections
Definitions	Infections with species in the genus PNEUMOCYSTIS, a fungus causing interstitial plasma cell pneumonia (PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS) and other infections in humans and other MAMMALS. Immunocompromised patients, especially those with AIDS, are particularly susceptible to these infections. Extrapulmonary sites are rare but seen occasionally.
Synonyms	Infection, Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumocystis jirovecii Infection Infection, P. jirovecii P jirovecii Infection Infection, P. carinii P carinii Infection P jirovecii Infections Infection, P carinii Pneumocystis jirovecii Infections Pneumocystis carinii Infection P. carinii Infection P. carinii Infections Infection, Pneumocystis Pneumocystis Infection Pneumocystis carinii Infections P carinii Infections P. jirovecii Infections Infection, P jirovecii P. jirovecii Infection See more See less
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

definition	Infections with species in the genus PNEUMOCYSTIS, a fungus causing interstitial plasma cell pneumonia (PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS) and other infections in humans and other MAMMALS. Immunocompromised patients, especially those with AIDS, are particularly susceptible to these infections. Extrapulmonary sites are rare but seen occasionally.
altLabel	Infection, Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumocystis jirovecii Infection Infection, P. jirovecii P jirovecii Infection Infection, P. carinii P carinii Infection P jirovecii Infections Infection, P carinii Pneumocystis jirovecii Infections Pneumocystis carinii Infection P. carinii Infection P. carinii Infections Infection, Pneumocystis Pneumocystis Infection Pneumocystis carinii Infections P carinii Infections P. jirovecii Infections Infection, P jirovecii P. jirovecii Infection See more See less
prefLabel	Pneumocystis Infections
Machine permutation	2004; see PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII INFECTIONS 1992-2003
HN	2004 (1992)
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
tui	T047
TERMUI	T001007123 T001007126 T001007124 T001007127 T001007128 T001007125 T050107 T537786 See more See less
TH	NLM (2004) NLM (1992) NLM (2021)
MMR	20200527
notation	D016720
Semantic type UMLS property	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/STY/T047
Inverse of AQ	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000097 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000178 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000175 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000628 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000276 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000134 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000139 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000266 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000378 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000517 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000662 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000469 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000151 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000150 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000821 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000191 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000196 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000473 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000145 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000382 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000451 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000453 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000534 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000532 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000503 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000188 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000235 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000201 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000209 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000208 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000635 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000601 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000000981 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000652 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000523 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000401 See more See less
DX	19920101
cui	C0851886 C0276908
DC	1
MN	C01.150.703.770
AN	coordinate with precoordinated organ/disease term but consider more commonly PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS
AQL	BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH TM UR VE VI
MDA	20030409
subClassOf	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009181

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