Biomolecular approach for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) diagnosis and follow up in AIDS patients

J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1999 Sep-Oct;46(5):106S.

Authors

C Atzori¹, F Agostoni, E Angeli, A Mainini, V Micheli, A Cargnel

Affiliation

¹ II Department of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan-Italy.

PMID: 10519269

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
Adult
Blood / microbiology
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology
DNA, Fungal / analysis
Female
Humans
Male
Oropharynx / microbiology
Pneumocystis / genetics
Pneumocystis / isolation & purification*
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / diagnosis*
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / microbiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
Sputum / microbiology

Substances

DNA, Fungal