Strain Typing Methods and Molecular Epidemiology of Pneumocystis Pneumonia

Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) caused by the opportunistic fungal agent Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly Pneumocystis carinii) continues to cause illness and death in HIV-infected patients. In the absence of a culture system to isolate and maintain live organisms, efforts to type and characterize the...

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Main Authors: Charles Ben Beard, Patricia Roux, Gilles Nevez, Philippe M. Hauser, Joseph A. Kovacs, Thomas R. Unnasch, Bettina Lundgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
PCP
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/10/03-0981_article