True statement about Pneumocystic Jiroveci is:: (A) Often associated with CMV infection, (B) Usually diagnosed by sputum examination, (C) Infection occurs only in immunocompromised patients, (D) Always associated with Pneumatocele
Answer is B. Pneumocystis Jiroveci is usually diagnosed by sputum examination. Ref: Medical Microbiology By Jawetz, 24th Edition, Pages 648-49; Washington Manual of Pulmonary Medicine, 2006, Page 104; Pneumocystis Pneumonia By Walzer, Cushion, 3rd Edition, Page 418; Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th Edition, Pages 1194-95