Eliza Jane Scovill’s Cardiac Arrest & Death

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"Analysis of Causes That Led to Eliza Jane Scovill’s Cardiac Arrest and Death"

Prepared by

Mohammed Ali Al-Bayati, PhD, DABT, DABVT

Toxicologist & Pathologist

2) The presence of Pneumocystis carinii (PC) alone in the alveoli does not justify the

diagnosis of pneumonia, AIDS or HIV infection. PC was isolated from the lungs of HIVnegative

immunocompetent individuals and individuals suffering from immune

deficiency resulting from malnutrition and/or treatment with corticosteriods as shown by

the following clinical studies.

a) Contini et al. evaluated the presence of Pneumocystis carinii (PC) in the

respiratory tract in 36 specimens obtained from 28 HIV-negative

immunocompetent children who suffered from chronic lung disorders (CLD).

They used a nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. In addition, Gomori

methenamine silver stain (GMS) and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA)

were performed in parallel. Of the 36 specimens, 12 were PC PCR-positive

compared to 10 positive by GMS-IFA. These results suggest an association

between PC and exacerbations of CLD in childhood, in the absence of HIV

infection or other immunodeficiency syndromes

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