| an outbreak of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia at a pediatric hospital. | eleven cases of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia were diagnosed during a 3 1/2-year period at a pediatric hospital where this infection had never been identified previously despite appropriate studies. the incidence of infection was 3.0, 7.4, and 4.2 cases per 1,000 patient months in children being treated for acute leukemia, neuroblastoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma, respectively. the outbreak coincided with increased intensity of chemotherapy for these malignancies. ten of the patients had received fo ... | 1978 | 310539 |