Hypothetical Pneumocystis jirovecii transmission from immunocompetent carriers to infant

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 506-507

  Hauser, Philippe ^a   Rabodonirina, Meja ^b   Nevez, Gilles ^c  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CARRIER; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LETTER; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI;

ADULT; CARRIER STATE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFANT; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS;

EID: 63849212032     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1503.081350     Document Type: Letter

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