Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia diagnosed by non-induced sputum stained with a direct fluorescent antibody

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-103

  Rafanan, Albert L ^a   Klevjer Anderson, Paula ^b   Metersky, Mark L ^c,d  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; PENTAMIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STAINING;

ADULT; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

EID: 0031970795     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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