A New PCR-Based Assay for Testing Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Samples from Patients with Suspected <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> Pneumonia

A New PCR-Based Assay for Testing Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Samples from Patients with Suspected <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> Pneumonia

To support the clinical laboratory diagnosis of <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> (<i>PJ</i>) pneumonia (PCP), an invasive fungal infection mainly occurring in HIV-negative patients, in-house or commercial <i>PJ</i>-specific real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays ar...

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Main Authors: Flora Marzia Liotti, Brunella Posteraro, Giulia De Angelis, Riccardo Torelli, Elena De Carolis, Domenico Speziale, Giulia Menchinelli, Teresa Spanu, Maurizio Sanguinetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
BAL fluid
dihydrofolate reductase gene
<i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia
qPCR assay
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/9/681

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