Positive Pneumocystis jirovecii Sputum PCR Results with Negative Bronchoscopic PCR Results in Suspected Pneumocystis Pneumonia

INTRODUCTION: The diagnostic standard for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is direct microscopic identification; however, in recent years, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples to detect Pneumocystis nucleic acids has proven to be more sensitive and specific...

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Published in:Can Respir J
Main Authors: Pennington, Kelly, Wilson, John, Limper, Andrew H., Escalante, Patricio
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5903325/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849833
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6283935
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