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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...
Autores principales: | Ponce, Carolina A., Bustamante, Rebeca I., Gallo, Myriam, Vargas, Sergio L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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