Pneumonia por Pneumocystis jirovecii

Classificação da gravidade[32]National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV Medicine Association, and Infectious Diseases Society of America. Panel on Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in adults and adolescents with HIV. Pneumocystis pneumonia. Sep 2024 [internet publication]. https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/adult-and-adolescent-opportunistic-infection/pneumocystis-pneumonia  

Nos adultos e nas crianças, a gravidade da pneumonia por Pneumocystis (PPC) pode ser classificada como:

• Pneumonia por Pneumocystis (PPC) leve a moderada: gasometria arterial com pO₂ em ar ambiente ≥70 mmHg ou gradiente alvéolo-arterial (A-a) ≤35 mmHg.

• Pneumonia por Pneumocystis (PPC) moderada a grave: gasometria arterial com pO₂ em ar ambiente <70 mmHg ou gradiente alvéolo-arterial (A-a) >35 mmHg.