Usefulness of oropharyngeal washings for identifying Pneumocystis jirovecii carriers

J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2006:53 Suppl 1:S100-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00188.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology
  • Carrier State / microbiology*
  • DNA, Fungal / genetics
  • DNA, Fungal / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Oropharynx / microbiology*
  • Pneumocystis Infections / diagnosis*
  • Pneumocystis carinii / genetics
  • Pneumocystis carinii / isolation & purification*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sputum / microbiology
  • Therapeutic Irrigation

Substances

  • DNA, Fungal