To summarize the issuing condition observation and nursing care experience of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

The clinical manifestations and laboratory datas of 57 cases of AIDS complicated with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia were analyzed, retrospectively; the observation and nursing experience were summarized.

Among the 57 AIDS cases complicated with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, 34 (59.66%) cases were discharged, 9 (15.79%) patients with no improvement or worsening disease, 3 cases (5.26%) signed automatic discharge by themselves and families to 11 (19.30%) cases died. Of whom, 11 AIDS cases with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia died due to respiratory failure and multiple organ failure; the main route of transmission was sexual contact infection; the top three infectious diseases were bacterial pneumonia, oral candidiasis and cytomegalovirus pneumonia. The clinical manifestations of chest imaging showed cloudy, ground glass opacity change, combined with a funicular, grid shadow, and patchy shadow.

In clinical nursing work to closely observe the change of the patients, isolated protection, early detection and proper clinical treatment and nursing measures, are important to control the cartesian pneumocystis pneumonia is the condition of AIDS patients, and improve the quality of survival in patients.