Search for Pneumocystis carinii DNA in upper and lower respiratory tract of humans

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 161-164

  Oz, Helieh S ^a   Hughes, Walter T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CHILD; DNA, FUNGAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPUTUM;

EID: 0033935346     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(00)00146-2     Document Type: Article

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