Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization in non-HIV-infected patients based on nested-PCR detection in bronchoalveolar lavage samples

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 298-305

  Khodadadi, Hossein ^a   Mirhendi, Hossein ^a   Mohebali, Mehdi ^a   Kordbacheh, Parivash ^a   Zarrinfar, Hossein ^b   Makimura, Koichi ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colonization; Nested PCR; Pneumocystis jirovecii; Pneumocystis pneumonia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879183735     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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