Real-time PCR assay-based strategy for differentiation between active Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and colonization in immunocompromised patients.

Alanio, A

Real-time PCR assay-based strategy for differentiation between active Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and colonization in immunocompromised patients. [electronic resource] - Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Oct 2011 - 1531-7 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

1469-0691

10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03400.x doi


Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asymptomatic Infections
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid--microbiology
Bronchoscopy
Child
DNA, Fungal--genetics
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Genes, rRNA
HIV--pathogenicity
HIV Infections--complications
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumocystis carinii--genetics
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis--complications
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction--methods
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sputum--microbiology
Young Adult