Comparative yield of different respiratory samples for diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii infections in hiv-seropositive and seronegative individuals in India

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 473-477

  Mirdha, Bijay Ranjan ^a   Guleria, Randeep ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; SPUTUM;

EID: 0034278862     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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