Pneumocystis carinii diagnosis: An update

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 549-557

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Pneumocystis carinii; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; DAPSONE; PENTAMIDINE; PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL RNA;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OROPHARYNX; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; SERUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033675851     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(00)00292-2     Document Type: Article

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