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Genetic variation among Pneumocystis carinii hominis isolates in recurrent pneumocystosis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Aug 1995
Keely S P, Stringer J R, Baughman R P, Linke M J, Walzer P D, Smulian A G
Abstract excerpt
Pneumocystis carinii hominis is a ubiquitous organism that causes pneumonia in immunocompromised persons. Paired P. carinii hominis isolates from human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons who had two episodes of pneumocystosis were examined for genetic heterogeneity. Genetic variation was detected by sequence comparison of a portion of the mitochondrial ribosomal RNA gene. In 5 of 10 patients experiencing two...
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