Pneumocystis carinii

Pneumocystis carinii is an atypical fungus that causes pneumonia in immunocompromised individuals. P. carinii comprises a heterogeneous group of organisms that have been isolated from a wide range of mammalian host species. P. carinii infection is host species specific, the P. carinii organisms that...

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Published in:British medical bulletin 2002-01, Vol.61 (1), p.175-188
Main Author: Wakefield, Ann E
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Child
DNA, Fungal - analysis
Drug Resistance, Fungal
Genome, Fungal
Humans
Immunosuppression
Pneumocystis - genetics
Pneumocystis - isolation & purification
Pneumocystis - pathogenicity
Pneumocystis carinii
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - diagnosis
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - transmission
Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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