2566. Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia in HIV-Negative Immunocompromised Patients: Is the Gomori-Methenamine Silver Stain of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid the Gold Standard or Sub-Standard?

BACKGROUND: Direct visualization of Pneumocystis jiroveci on bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid using the Gomori-methenamine-silver (GMS) stain historically has been the mainstay of diagnosis for P. jiroveci pneumonia (PJP), with studies from the early HIV/AIDS era reporting sensitivities of 90–95%....

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Autores principales: Slotkin, Rebecca, Abi-Raad, Rita, Liu, Yuehong, Grant, Matthew, Malinis, Maricar, Azar, Marwan M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252719/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy209.174

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