Pulmonary colonisation with Pneumocystis carinii in an immunosuppressed HIV-negative patient: Detection and typing of the fungus by PCR

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 198-200

  Nevez, G ^a   Guyot, K ^a   Totet, A ^a   Raccurt, C ^a   Dei Cas, E ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FUNGAL RNA; NUCLEOTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR;

EID: 0035147078     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-50-2-198     Document Type: Article

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