Improved detection of <it>Pneumocystis jirovecii </it>in upper and lower respiratory tract specimens from children with suspected pneumocystis pneumonia using real-time PCR: a prospective study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Pneumocystis </it>pneumonia (PCP) is a major cause of hospitalization and mortality in HIV-infected African children. Microbiologic diagnosis relies predominantly on silver or immunofluorescent staining of a lower res...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/329 |