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Pneumocystis jiroveci dihydropteroate synthase gene mutations among colonized individuals and Pneumocystis pneumonia patients from Spain.
Postgraduate medicine - 1 Nov 2010
Friaza Vicente, Morilla Rubén, Respaldiza Nieves, de la Horra Carmen, Calderón Enrique J
Abstract excerpt
Cotrimoxazole, an association of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole, and dapsone, are mainstays for the prophylaxis and treatment of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP). The inability to culture Pneumocystis prevents routine susceptibility testing and detection of drug resistance. Instead, molecular tech...
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