252. Development and Evaluation of a Novel MultiCode Real-Time PCR Assay for the Detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid and Induced Sputum

BACKGROUND: Pneumocystis jirovecii is a medically important fungal pathogen responsible for opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts with high morbidity and mortality. Compared with standard microscopy based assays, home-brew nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) have emerged as sensiti...

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Autores principales: Liu, Baoming, Carroll, Karen C, Zhang, Sean
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810661/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.327

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810661/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.327

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