Detection of Pneumocystis DNA in samples from patients suspected of bacterial pneumonia- a case-control study

BACKGROUND: Pneumocystis jiroveci (formerly known as P. carinii f.sp. hominis) is an opportunistic fungus that causes Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in immunocompromised individuals. Pneumocystis jiroveci can be detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). To investigate the clinical importance of a p...

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Autores principales: Helweg-Larsen, Jannik, Jensen, Jørgen Skov, Dohn, Birthe, Benfield, Thomas L, Lundgren, Bettina
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2002
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC139972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12445330
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-2-28

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC139972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12445330
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-2-28

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