High prevalence of pneumocystis jiroveci colonization among young HIV-infected patients

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-105

  Gutiérrez, Sonia ^a   Morilla, Rubén ^a   León, Juan A ^a   Martín Garrido, Isabel ^a   Rivero, Laura ^a   Friaza, Vicente ^a   Respaldiza, Nieves ^a   Montes Cano, Marcos A ^a   Terán, Rafael ^a   De La Horra, Carmen ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colonization; HIV; Pneumocystis; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LAVAGE; MALE; OROPHARYNGEAL WASH; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OROPHARYNX; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; PREVALENCE; SPAIN;

EID: 78650705542     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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