Pneumocystis jirovecii and cystic fibrosis in France

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-227

  Gal, Soléne Le ^a,b   Héry Arnaud, Geneviève ^a   Ramel, Sophie ^c   Virmaux, Michle ^a   Damiani, Cline ^d   Totet, Anne ^d   Nevez, Gilles ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^b BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Centre de Perharidy   (France)

^d AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76649109247     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365540903447000     Document Type: Article

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