Low Titer Pneumocystis jirovecii Infections: More than Just Colonization?

Non-pneumonia Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization is thought to occur frequently in immunocompetent individuals. The aim was to analyze if P. jirovecii low-titer detections have more impact than just colonization. From our total cohort of patients for which P. jirovecii testing by qPCR was requested...

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Main Authors: Alexander Prickartz, Jessica Lüsebrink, Soumaya Khalfaoui, Oliver Schildgen, Verena Schildgen, Wolfram Windisch, Michael Brockmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/2/2/16