Combined quantification of pulmonary Pneumocystis jirovecii DNA and serum (1->3)-ß-D-glucan for differential diagnosis of pneumocystis pneumonia and Pneumocystis colonization.

Damiani, Céline; Le Gal, Solène; Da Costa, Cécilia; Virmaux, Michèle; Nevez, Gilles; Totet, Anne

Damiani, Céline; Le Gal, Solène; Da Costa, Cécilia; Virmaux, Michèle; Nevez, Gilles; Totet, Anne.

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Damiani C; Parasitology and Mycology Department, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France.

J Clin Microbiol ; 51(10): 3380-8, 2013 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23903553

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Carrier State/diagnosis; DNA, Fungal/analysis; Lung/microbiology; Pneumocystis carinii/isolation & purification; Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/diagnosis; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods; beta-Glucans/blood; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/chemistry; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/microbiology; Child; DNA, Fungal/genetics; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/methods; Pneumocystis carinii/chemistry; Pneumocystis carinii/genetics; Proteoglycans; Sensitivity and Specificity; Serum/chemistry; Young Adult

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / DNA, Fungal / Carrier State / Pneumocystis carinii / Beta-Glucans / Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / Lung Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Clin Microbiol Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: France

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