<i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> Pneumonia Diagnostic Approach: Real-Life Experience in a Tertiary Centre

<i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> Pneumonia Diagnostic Approach: Real-Life Experience in a Tertiary Centre

<i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia (PJP) in immunocompromised patients entails high mortality and requires adequate laboratory diagnosis. We compared the performance of a real time-PCR assay against the immunofluorescence assay (IFA) in the routine of a large microbiology laboratory...

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Main Authors: Cristina Veintimilla, Ana Álvarez-Uría, Pablo Martín-Rabadán, Maricela Valerio, Marina Machado, Belén Padilla, Roberto Alonso, Cristina Diez, Patricia Muñoz, Mercedes Marín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
<i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> pneumonia
indirect immunofluorescence
staining
polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
diagnostic accuracy
immunocompromised host
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/4/414

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