The use of genetic markers to characterize transmission of Pneumocystis carinii

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 131-138

  Baughman, Robert P ^a   Keely, Scott P ^a   Dohn, Michael N ^a   Stringer, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MARKER GENE; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REINFECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030927946     PISSN: 08935068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.1997.11.131     Document Type: Article

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