Simultaneous Pneumocystis carinii and pneumococcal pneumonia in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children.

Three children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who had pneumonia develop were infected simultaneously with Pneumocystis carinïi and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Such coexistence has not been previously reported in children. One patient received prophylactic treatment against Pneumocystis carinïi before his illness.