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Identification of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis gene sequences in filtered air in hospital environments.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 1998
Olsson M, Lidman C, Latouche S, Björkman A, Roux P, Linder E, Wahlgren M
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate the risk of a nosocomial spread of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis (P. carinii hominis), air filter samples from rooms of P. carinii pneumonia (PCP) patients, adjacent corridors, and other hospital environments have been investigated for the presence of P. carinii hominis. Amplified DNA from air filters and sputum or bronchoalveolar lavage samples from the PCP patients have been genotyped with the...
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