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Distribution of Pneumocystis jirovecii in lungs from colonized COPD patients.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Sept 2011
Sivam Sheila, Sciurba Frank C, Lucht Lorrie A, Zhang Yingze, Duncan Steven R, Norris Karen A, Morris Alison
Abstract excerpt
Pneumocystis jirovecii has been detected in lung tissue from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is associated with disease severity. The regional distribution of the organism in lungs is unknown, but differences in distribution of Pneumocystis could affect estimates of colonization prevalence. We examined the distribution of Pneumocystis in the lungs of 19 non-HIV-infected patients...
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