Pneumocystis carinii trophozoites in the lungs of patients without pneumocystosis

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages

  Nevez, Gilles ^a   Delbecq, Stephane ^a   Raccurt, Christian ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE DIAGNOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

EID: 0033198436     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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