Recurrent Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in an HIV-infected patient: A case report

We present a case of Pneumocystis pneumonia (diagnosis was based on imaging X-ray and CAT examinations, and real-time PCR) in an HIV-infected patient with relapse four months later and long lasting colonization as detected by the positive real-time PCR results and lack of clinical symptoms during the follow up of the patient after second course of treatment with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. The wild-type P. jirovecii DHPS genotype was identified in all patient samples tested.