| DB ID | MyCo_3449 |
| Title | CD4+ T cell lymphopenia predicts mortality from Pneumocystis pneumonia in kidney transplant patients |
| Year | 2020 |
| PMID | 32277846 |
| Fungal Diseases involved | Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia |
| Associated Medical Condition | None |
| Genus | Pneumocystis |
| Species | jirovecii |
| Organism | Pneumocystis jirovecii |
| Ethical Statement | The study was approved by an independent ethics committee (340/17) and was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. |
| Site of Infection | None |
| Opportunistic invasive | None |
| Sample type | Body fluid |
| Sample source | Blood |
| Host Group | Human |
| Host Common name | Human |
| Host Scientific name | Homo sapiens |
| Biomarker Name | CD4 |
| Biomarker Full Name | CD4 |
| Biomarker Type | Predictive |
| Biomolecule | Protein |
| Geographical Location | Multi-Location |
| Cohort | Here carried out a retrospective analysis of a cohort of kidney transplant patients with PcP (n = 49) to determine the risk factors for mortality associated with PcP. |
| Cohort No. | 49 |
| Age Group | 56 (± 14.4) |
| P Value | None |
| Sensitivity | None |
| Specificity | None |
| Positive Predictive Value | None |
| MIC | None |
| Fold Change | None |
| Pathway | None |
| Disease Introduction Mechanism | None |
| Technique | Analytic |
| Analysis Method | Flow Cytometry Analysis |
| ELISA kits | BD Simultest CD4/CD8 kit (CD4-FITC, CD8-PE) |
| Assay Data | None |
| Validation Techniques used | Flow Cytometry Analysis |
| Up Regulation Down Regulation | Decrease |
| Sequence Data | None |
| External Link | None |
