Diagnostic Use of PCR for Detection of Pneumocystis carinii in Oral Wash Samples

There is a need to develop noninvasive methods for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients unable to undergo bronchoscopy or induction sputum. Oral wash specimens are easily obtained, and P. ca- rinii nucleic acid can be amplified and demonstrated by PCR. In routine clinical use,...

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Main Authors: Helweg-Larsen, Jannik, Skov Jensen, Jørgen, Benfield, Thomas, Gerner Svendsen, Ulrik, Lundgren, Jens D., Lundgren, Bettina
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 1998
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Mycology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC104980/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9650964
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