Detection of Pneumocystis carinii DNA by PCR amplification in various rat organs in experimental pneumocystosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 665-668

  Rabodonirina, M ^a   Wilmotte, R ^b   Dannaoui, E ^a   Persat, F ^a   Bayle, G ^a   Mojon, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030752003     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-8-665     Document Type: Article

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