New Short Tandem Repeat-Based Molecular Typing Method for Pneumocystis jirovecii Reveals Intrahospital Transmission between Patients from Different Wards

Pneumocystis pneumonia is a severe opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients caused by the unusual fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii. Transmission is airborne, with both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals acting as a reservoir for the fungus. Numerous reports of outbreaks in r...

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Autores principales: Gits-Muselli, Maud, Peraldi, Marie-Noelle, de Castro, Nathalie, Delcey, Véronique, Menotti, Jean, Guigue, Nicolas, Hamane, Samia, Raffoux, Emmanuel, Bergeron, Anne, Valade, Sandrine, Molina, Jean-Michel, Bretagne, Stéphane, Alanio, Alexandre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4416908/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25933203
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125763

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