Performances of Four Real-Time PCR Assays for Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia

Abstract excerpt

Pneumonia due to Pneumocystis jirovecii (PCP) is a frequent infection among HIV-positive or other immunocompromised patients. In the past several years, PCR on pulmonary samples has become an essential element for the laboratory diagnosis of PCP. Nevertheless, very few comparative studies of available PCR assays have been published. In this work, we evaluated the concordance between four real-time PCR assays,...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
• Share to Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
• Share to Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections