Detection of Pneumocystis carinii by DNA amplification in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 61-65

  Savoia, Dianella ^a,c   Millesimo, Maura ^a   Cassetta, Ilaria ^b   Forno, Brunella ^b   Caramello, Pietro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; DNA, VIRAL; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030813692     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(97)00126-0     Document Type: Article

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