Molecular Study of <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> in Respiratory Samples of HIV Patients in Chile
<i>Pneumocystis</i> is an opportunistic fungus that causes potentially fatal pneumonia (PCP) in immunocompromised patients. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of <i>P. jirovecii</i> in HIV patients through phenotypic and molecular study, to investigat...
Main Authors: | Isabel Iturrieta-González, Carolina Chahin, Johanna Cabrera, Carla Concha, Pamela Olivares-Ferretti, Javier Briones, Fernando Vega, Luis Bustos-Medina, Flery Fonseca-Salamanca |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Fungi |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/10/2/117 |
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