A highly sensitive novel PCR assay for detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii DNA in bronchoalveloar lavage specimens from immunocompromised patients

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 598-603

  Tia, T ^a   Putaporntip, C ^a   Kosuwin, R ^a   Kongpolprom, N ^a   Kawkitinarong, K ^a   Jongwutiwes, S ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Human immunodeficiency virus; Immunocompromised host; Mitochondrial large subunit ribosomal RNA; Pneumocystis jirovecii; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROSS HYBRIDIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DYSPNEA; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL DETECTION; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII;

EID: 84861011928     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03656.x     Document Type: Article

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