{"slug":"pneumocystis","tag":"pneumocystis","variants":["pneumocystis"],"description":"No description yet","count":1,"kinds":{"protocol":1},"related":[{"slug":"infection-prevention","tag":"infection-prevention","shared":1},{"slug":"protocol","tag":"protocol","shared":1}],"records":[{"id":"pneumocystis-pneumonia-prophylaxis","kind":"protocol","name":"Pneumocystis pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis with co-trimoxazole","route":"/protocols/pneumocystis-pneumonia-prophylaxis/","tldr":"Pneumocystis is a fungus that can cause a dangerous pneumonia in people whose immune system is weakened by some cancer treatments, steroids or a stem cell transplant. An inexpensive antibiotic, co-trimoxazole, taken a few times a week or daily, prevents it very well. People who cannot take it have other options: atovaquone, dapsone or an inhaled medicine once a month."}]}