Utility of testing bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for Cyrptococcal ribosomal DNA

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 324-329

  Takahashi, T ^a,b   Goto, M ^a   Kanda, T ^b   Iwamoto, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Polymerase chain reaction; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; RIBOSOME DNA;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOIDOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0041423715     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000303100411     Document Type: Article

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