1 Why are fungal infections so difficult to treat 2 Can Pneu

1) Why are fungal infections so difficult to treat?

2) Can Pneumocystis jiroveci be cultured in the laboratory?

3) Why has there been confusion surrounding the categorization of the Pneumocystis jiroveci organism?

4) What are some symptoms of pneumocystis pneumonia?

5) How is pneumocystis pneumonia diagnosed?

6) If a previously healthy person’s immune system fails, will they develop pneumocystis pneumonia if they had been positive for Pneumocystis jiroveci?

7) What types of treatments are currently being used for Pneumocystis jiroveci and pneumocystis pneumonia?

Solution

1. Fungal infections so difficult to treat because unlike bacteria, fungi are eukaryotic and most of the antibiotics act normally only on prokaryotes.

2. Pneumocystis jiroveci, cannot be cultured in vitro conditions.

3. The confusion surrounding the categorization of the Pneumocystis jiroveci organism is due to the fact that it has diverse relatives in other species.

4. The symptoms are