Multilocus genotyping of Pneumocystis jirovecii in immunocompromised patients: Preliminary results

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Costa, Marina C ^a   Esteves, Francisco ^a   Antunes, Francisco ^b   Matos, Olga ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

FUNGUS; GENOTYPE;

CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MICROBIOLOGY; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PORTUGAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPUTUM;

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PORTUGAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPUTUM; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE;

PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII;

EID: 33751368194     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00190.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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