| pneumocystis carinii severe pneumonia among human immunodeficiency virus-infected children in thailand: the effect of a primary prophylaxis strategy. | a knowledge of the epidemiology of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (pcp) is important for the development of a strategy for primary pcp prophylaxis and empiric treatment for severe pneumonia in hiv-infected children. however, little is known about the epidemiology of pcp in developing countries. objective. to measure the relative rate of pcp among hospitalized hiv-infected children with severe pneumonia in bangkok and evaluate the effect of a strategy of primary pcp prophylaxis in hiv-exposed inf ... | 1999 | 10048687 |