744. Clinical Performance of Real-time PCR in the Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia compared with Immunofluorescence Assay

BACKGROUND: The laboratory diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) has been traditionally based on microscopy techniques, which have suboptimal sensitivity and depends on the experience and skills of the microbiologist. Molecular detection assays based in PCR (Polymerase chain reaction)...

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Autores principales: Veintimilla, Cristina, Alvarez-Uria, Ana, Martin-Rabadan, Pablo, Alcala, Luis, Muñoz, Patricia, Marin, Mercedes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777733/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.934

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777733/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.934

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