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Identification of relevant single-nucleotide polymorphisms in Pneumocystis jirovecii: relationship with clinical data.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jul 2010
Esteves F, Gaspar J, Marques T, Leite R, Antunes F, Mansinho K, Matos O
Abstract excerpt
Pneumocystis jirovecii is a poorly understood pathogen that causes opportunistic pneumonia (Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP)) in patients with AIDS. The present study was aimed at correlating genetic differences in P. jirovecii isolates and clinical patient data. A description of genetic diversity in P. jirovecii isolates from human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients, based on the identification of multiple...
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