PCR diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii on sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage samples in immuno-compromised patients

Parasitology Research

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 213-218

  Pinlaor, Somchai ^a   Mootsikapun, Piroon ^a   Pinlaor, Porntip ^b   Phunmanee, Anakapong ^a   Pipitgool, Vichit ^a   Sithithaworn, Paiboon ^a   Chumpia, Worawan ^b   Sithithaworn, Jiraporn ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILVER DERIVATIVE; SILVER METHENAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GIEMSA STAIN; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; THAILAND;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DNA, FUNGAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; STAINING AND LABELING;

PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

EID: 5644283374     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1200-y     Document Type: Article

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