Microbiological characterization of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia using quantitative PCR from nasopharyngeal specimens: a retrospective study in a Canadian province from 2019 to 2023.
J Clin Microbiol
; 61(11): e0091323, 2023 11 21.
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| ID: mdl-37877691
ABSTRACT
Bronchoalveolar lavage is usually employed for molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii but requires a specialized procedure. By contrast, nasopharyngeal (NP) specimens are easily obtained. In this retrospective study of 35 patients with paired NP and bronchoscopy specimens, NP specimens had a 100% negative percent agreement (95% CI 80.5-100) but only 72.2% positive percent agreement (95% CI 46.5-90.3).
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia por Pneumocystis
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Pneumocystis carinii
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá