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​​Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia (PJP)
Formerly Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP)
 
Causative organisms: Pneumocystis jirovecii
 
 
First Line
Second Line
Antimicrobial
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Check for interactions
 
 
Co-trimoxazole 
 
 
Discuss with Medical Microbiology/Infectious Diseases 
 
 
 
Dose
 120mg/kg/day in divided doses 
Route
 PO or IV
Duration
 21 days
 
Additional information
In moderate to severe PCP please consider prescribing an oral prednisolone reducing regime after discussion with Infectious diseases:
  • 40mg BD for 5 days then
  • 40mg OD for 5 days and then
  • 20mg OD for 10 days
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