First data on Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization in patients with respiratory diseases in North Lebanon

First data on Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization in patients with respiratory diseases in North Lebanon

Pneumocystis colonization may play a role in transmission and local inflammatory response. It was explored in patients with respiratory diseases in North Lebanon. Overall prevalence reached only 5.2% (95% CI 2.13–10.47) but it was higher (17.3%) in the subpopulation of patients with chronic obstruct...

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Main Authors: S. Khalife, E.M. Aliouat, C.M. Aliouat-Denis, N. Gantois, P. Devos, H. Mallat, E. Dei-Cas, F. Dabboussi, M. Hamze, E. Fréalle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Lebanon
mtLSU genotype
Pneumocystis colonization
respiratory diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297515000281

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