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AIDS-related Pneumocystis jirovecii genotypes in French Guiana.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2015
Le Gal Solène, Blanchet Denis, Damiani Céline, Guéguen Paul, Virmaux Michèle, Abboud Philippe, Guillot Geneviève, Kérangart Stéphane, Merle Cédric, Calderon Enrique, Totet Anne, Carme Bernard, Nevez Gilles
Abstract excerpt
The study described Pneumocystis jirovecii (P. jirovecii) multilocus typing in seven AIDS patients living in French Guiana (Cayenne Hospital) and seven immunosuppressed patients living in Brest, metropolitan France (Brest Hospital). Archival P. jirovecii specimens were examined at the dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) locus using a PCR-RFLP technique, the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 1 and ITS 2 and the...
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