<i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> Colonization in Mexican Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

<i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> Colonization in Mexican Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

The prevalence of colonization by <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> (<i>P. jirovecii</i>) has not been studied in Mexico. We aimed to determine the prevalence of colonization by <i>P. jirovecii</i> using molecular detection in a population of Mexican patients with chr...

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Main Authors: Marcela Plascencia-Cruz, Arturo Plascencia-Hernández, Yaxsier De Armas-Rodríguez, Gabino Cervantes-Guevara, Guillermo Alonso Cervantes-Cardona, Sol Ramírez-Ochoa, Alejandro González-Ojeda, Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco, Francisco Javier Hernández-Mora, Carlos Miguel González-Valencia, Andrea Pérez de Acha-Chávez, Enrique Cervantes-Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
<i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia (PcP)
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
colonization
nested PCR
oropharyngeal wash (OPW)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/3/137

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