lung and airway disorders
Pneumonia in Immunocompromised People
Prognosis for Pneumonia in Immunocompromised People
Even when the pneumonia is treated, the overall death rate is higher than that for generally healthy people with Community-Acquired Pneumonia because infections are much harder to treat in people with immune system problems and because these people tend to be much sicker, even before pneumonia begins. The overall death rate for people who haveP. jiroveciipneumonia is high. 