The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website and App
Frequency - Incidence
Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases
Evidence level/grade
Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic
Pneumocystis jiroveci pulmonary colonization
Publications
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in non-HIV-infected patients in the era of novel immunosuppressive therapies.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2012 Dec;18;793-806 — 2012 Dec — 793-806
Kameda H, Tokuda H, Sakai F, Johkoh T, Mori S, Yoshida Y, Takayanagi N, Taki H, Hasegawa Y, Hatta K, Yamanaka H, Dohi M, Hashimoto S, Yamada H, Kawai S, Takeuchi T, Tateda K, Goto H
Clinical and radiological features of acute-onset diffuse interstitial lung diseases in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving treatment with biological agents: importance of Pneumocystis pneumonia in Japan revealed by a multicenter study.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2011;50;305-13 — 2011 — 305-13