Serum Antibody Levels to the Pneumocystis jirovecii Major Surface Glycoprotein in the Diagnosis of P. jirovecii Pneumonia in HIV+ Patients

BACKGROUND: Pneumocystis jirovecii remains an important cause of fatal pneumonia (Pneumocystis pneumonia or PcP) in HIV+ patients and other immunocompromised hosts. Despite many previous attempts, a clinically useful serologic test for P. jirovecii infection has never been developed. METHODS/PRINCIP...

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Autores principales: Djawe, Kpandja, Huang, Laurence, Daly, Kieran R., Levin, Linda, Koch, Judy, Schwartzman, Alexandra, Fong, Serena, Roth, Brenna, Subramanian, Anuradha, Grieco, Katherine, Jarlsberg, Leah, Walzer, Peter D.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3000336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21151564
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014259

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