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Pneumocystis jirovecii haplotypes at the internal transcribed spacers of the rRNA operon in French HIV-negative patients with diverse clinical presentations of Pneumocystis infections.
Medical mycology - 1 Nov 2013
Le Gal Solene, Rouille Amelie, Gueguen Paul, Virmaux Michele, Berthou Christian, Guillerm Gaëlle, Couturaud Francis, Le Meur Yann, Damiani Celine, Totet Anne, Nevez Gilles
Abstract excerpt
Pneumocystis jirovecii, a transmissible fungus, is the causative agent of pulmonary infections. Its genomic diversity has appeared in reports from around the world but data on P. jirovecii genotypes in France are still limited. This study describes the typing of P. jirovecii isolates from 81 HIV-negative patients monitored at Brest University Hospital, Brittany, France, 40 of whom developed Pneumocystis pneumonia...
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