Detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii by nested PCR in HIV-negative patients with pulmonary disease.

CONCLUSIONS: Nested PCR showed high sensitivity for detecting P. jirovecii, especially when compared with toluidine blue staining. Using this method, P. jirovecii infection was detected in HIV-negative patients with lung disease. PMID: 28214275 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia - Category: Biology Authors: Tags: Rev Iberoam Micol Source Type: research