Pneumocystis jirovecii Colonization in Non-HIV-Infected Patients Based on Nested-PCR Detection in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples.

Pneumocystis jirovecii Colonization in Non-HIV-Infected Patients Based on Nested-PCR Detection in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples.

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Pneumocystis jirovecii causes Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in immunocompromised patients with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Colonization with this fungus may stimulate pulmonary inflammation or lead to PCP in susceptible patients. The epidemiology of this infection and routs of its transmi...

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Main Authors: Hossein Khodadadi, Hossein Mirhendi, Mehdi Mohebali, Parivash Kordbacheh, Hossein Zarrinfar, Koichi Makimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Colonization
Nested-PCR
Pneumocystis jirovecii
Pneumocystis pneumonia
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4607

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