Very low frequence of Pneumocystis carinii DNA detection by PCR in specimens from patients with lung damage

J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Mar;38(3):1307-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.3.1307-1308.2000.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology
  • DNA, Fungal / analysis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Lung Diseases / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumocystis / genetics
  • Pneumocystis / isolation & purification*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • DNA, Fungal