Is real time PCR preferable to the direct immunofluorescence in the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in HIV-infected patients?

OBJECTIVES: In this study, we compared IFA and real-time PCR in bronchoalveolar lavage specimens of HIV infected patients. A total of 66 BALs from 62 HIV patients were included in the study. 30 IFA positive and 36 IFA negative specimens were tested with real-time PCR, targeting the major surface gly...

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Autores principales: Bossart, Simon, Mühlethaler, Konrad, Garzoni, Christian, Furrer, Hansjakob
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7195742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32357915
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-05075-5

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