The conventional diagnosis challenge: Real-time PCR and nested PCR correlation with the scoring system for individuals at high-risk of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.

Introduction. Pneumocystis jirovecii is an opportunistic fungus that affects mainly people living with HIV (CD4 cell count lower than 200 cells/ml) and other immunosuppressed patients. Since P. jirovecii does not grow on routine mycological media, diagnosis of P. jirovecii pneumonia relies on indire...

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Published in:	Biomédica: Revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud Vol. 43; pp. 255 - 267
Main Authors:	Almeida-Silva, Fernando, Almeida-Paes, Rodrigo, Serra-Damasceno, Lisandra, Motta-Santos, Edwiges, Claudio Ferreira, Luiz, Pereira-Quintella, Leonardo, de Faria Ferreira, Marcela, de Medeiros-Muniz, Mauro, Zancopé-Oliveira, Rosely M.
Format:	Article
Published:	Instituto Nacional de Salud of Colombia 2023 Supplement
Subjects:	Pneumocystis pneumonia Pneumocystis jiroveci Fluorescent antibody technique HIV-positive persons CD4 lymphocyte count AIDS patients
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