Identification of Pneumocystis carinii DNA by polymerase chain reaction in necropsy lung samples from children dying of respiratory tract illnesses.
Polymerase chain reaction for Pneumocystis carinii DNA was performed on necropsy lung samples from children by means of P carinii -specific primers.P carinii DNA was identified in 22 of 22 (100%) samples with histologically proven P carinii pneumonia and 13 of 75 (17%) with non-P carinii pneumonia r...
Main Authors: | Kasolo, F, Lishimpi, K, Chintu, C, Mwaba, P, Mudenda, V, Maswahu, D, Terunuma, H, Fletcher, H, Nunn, A, Lucas, S, Zumla, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2002
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