Otto Jirovec

Otto Jirovec

Otto Jirovec (1907-1972 [Rosicky B. [Academician Otto Jirovec, deceased] Cas Lek Cesk. 1972;111(18):423-4. Czech. PMID 4554086] ) was a Czech professor of parasitology and protozoology.

A significant fungus parasite of humans, "Pneumocystis jirovecii" (formerly known as the human form of "Pneumocystis carinii" (PCP); originally spelled "P. jiroveci" when believed to be a protozoan) is named in his honour. "Pneumocystis jirovecii" causes Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP).

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External links

* [http://parasite.natur.cuni.cz/collections/welcome.html Otto Jirovec Negatives Collection]


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