Pneumocystis jirovecii (Pj) quantitative PCR to differentiate Pj pneumonia from Pj colonization in immunocompromised patients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 331-336

  Maillet, M ^a   Maubon, D ^a   Brion, J P ^a   Francois P ^a   Molina, L ^a   Stahl, J P ^a   Epaulard, O ^a   Bosseray, A ^a   Pavese, P ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; MAJOR SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL DETECTION; GENE DOSAGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI COLONIZATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE MEMORY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION;

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84896707091     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-013-1960-3     Document Type: Article

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