Correlation of Pneumocystis carinii PCR with clinical diagnosis in immunocompromised patients [17]

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 9010, 1996, Pages 1266-

  Weig, M ^a   Klinker, H ^a   Wilhelm, M ^a   Lemmer, K ^a   Gross, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; RIBOSOME RNA;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STAINING; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029879980     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)90787-4     Document Type: Letter

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