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Genotypes of clustered cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2001
Olsson M, Eriksson B M, Elvin K, Strandberg M, Wahlgren M
Abstract excerpt
Reports of outbreaks of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) among human immunodeficiency virus-negative immunocompromised patients have suggested a person-to-person transmission of P. carinii. In this study, 17 bronchoalveolar lavage isolates from patients in 3 PCP outbreaks were genotyped, 2 in renal transplant recipients and 1 outbreak among patients with haematological disorders. Genotypes in the P. carinii...
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