Diagnosis of the primary infection by pneumocystis in autopsy specimens from two infants using lung impression smears (touch preps)

The primary infection by Pneumocystis of normal, healthy infants is asymptomatic and goes undiagnosed. Microscopy diagnosis of Pneumocystis was sought in lung impression smears (LIS) from two ~3-month-old infants dying unexpectedly in the community. Pneumocystis nuclei and cysts were identified usin...

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Autores principales: Ponce, Carolina A., Bustamante, Rebeca I., Gallo, Myriam, Vargas, Sergio L.
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Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4081978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25003025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.06.001
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author Ponce, Carolina A.
Bustamante, Rebeca I.
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description The primary infection by Pneumocystis of normal, healthy infants is asymptomatic and goes undiagnosed. Microscopy diagnosis of Pneumocystis was sought in lung impression smears (LIS) from two ~3-month-old infants dying unexpectedly in the community. Pneumocystis nuclei and cysts were identified using Hema-Gurr with subsequent Gomori–Grocott staining in the same spot documenting that these stains may be complementary. LIS provide for an observer–dependent, inexpensive, and ready-available method for detection of Pneumocystis in infant lungs.
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spelling pubmed-40819782014-07-07 Diagnosis of the primary infection by pneumocystis in autopsy specimens from two infants using lung impression smears (touch preps) Ponce, Carolina A. Bustamante, Rebeca I. Gallo, Myriam Vargas, Sergio L. Med Mycol Case Rep Article The primary infection by Pneumocystis of normal, healthy infants is asymptomatic and goes undiagnosed. Microscopy diagnosis of Pneumocystis was sought in lung impression smears (LIS) from two ~3-month-old infants dying unexpectedly in the community. Pneumocystis nuclei and cysts were identified using Hema-Gurr with subsequent Gomori–Grocott staining in the same spot documenting that these stains may be complementary. LIS provide for an observer–dependent, inexpensive, and ready-available method for detection of Pneumocystis in infant lungs. Elsevier 2014-06-20 /pmc/articles/PMC4081978/ /pubmed/25003025 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.06.001 Text en © 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of International Society for Human and Animal Mycology. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).
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Ponce, Carolina A.
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Vargas, Sergio L.
Diagnosis of the primary infection by pneumocystis in autopsy specimens from two infants using lung impression smears (touch preps)
title Diagnosis of the primary infection by pneumocystis in autopsy specimens from two infants using lung impression smears (touch preps)
title_full Diagnosis of the primary infection by pneumocystis in autopsy specimens from two infants using lung impression smears (touch preps)
title_fullStr Diagnosis of the primary infection by pneumocystis in autopsy specimens from two infants using lung impression smears (touch preps)
title_full_unstemmed Diagnosis of the primary infection by pneumocystis in autopsy specimens from two infants using lung impression smears (touch preps)
title_short Diagnosis of the primary infection by pneumocystis in autopsy specimens from two infants using lung impression smears (touch preps)
title_sort diagnosis of the primary infection by pneumocystis in autopsy specimens from two infants using lung impression smears (touch preps)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4081978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25003025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.06.001
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