Biomolecular techniques to detect Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis Pneumonia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 76-81

  Atzori, Chiara ^a   Angeli, Elena ^a   Agostoni, Fiorenza ^a   Mainini, Annalisa ^a   Micheli, Valeria ^a   Cargnel, Antonietta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

F sp. hominis; P. carinii; PCR; Typing

Indexed keywords

DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYBRIDIZATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; OROPHARYNX; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERUM; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 0032424064     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(99)90013-9     Document Type: Article

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