Comparison of different microbiological procedures for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia on bronchoalveolar-lavage fluid

Abstract Background The current diagnostic gold standard for Pneumocystis jirovecii is represented by microscopic visualization of the fungus from clinical respiratory samples, as bronchoalveolar-lavage fluid, defining “proven” P. jirovecii pneumonia, whereas qPCR allows defining “probable” diagnosi...

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Main Authors: Iacopo Franconi, Alessandro Leonildi, Gianluca Erra, Roberta Fais, Marco Falcone, Emilia Ghelardi, Antonella Lupetti
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Pneumocystis jirovecii
Grocott-Gomori’s methenamine silver-staining
(1–3) β-D-glucan assay
Quantitative real-time PCR
End-point PCR
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-022-02559-1
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