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Multilocus Sequence Typing of Pneumocystis jirovecii from Clinical Samples: How Many and Which Loci Should Be Used?
20 Jun 2013
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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is an opportunistic infection with airborne transmission and remains a major cause of respiratory illness among immunocompromised individuals. In recent years, several outbreaks of PCP, occurring mostly in kidney transplant recipients, have been reported. Currently, multilocus sequence typing (MLST) performed on clinical samples is considered to be the gold standard for...
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