Outcome of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction in patients without human immunodeficiency virus infection

ABSTRACT Background and objective: Pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (PCP) in patients without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is associated with high mortality. The diagnosis of PCP at our institution is based on detection of DNA using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) Vic.), 2012-05, Vol.17 (4), p.681-686
Hauptverfasser:	HARDAK, EMILIA, NEUBERGER, AMI, YIGLA, MORDECHAI, BERGER, GIDON, FINKELSTEIN, RENATO, SPRECHER, HANNAH, OREN, ILANA
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Alveoli Bronchoscopy Bronchus Comorbidity Cough Data processing diagnosis Dyspnea Female Fever Hematologic Neoplasms - epidemiology Hospital Mortality Human immunodeficiency virus Humans immunocompromised Immunocompromised Host Immunocompromised hosts Immunodeficiency L-Lactate dehydrogenase Lung Male Malignancy Middle Aged Mortality Pneumocystis Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - diagnosis Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - mortality Polymerase Chain Reaction Respiration Retrospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Tumors
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