Development and Validation of a Pneumocystis jirovecii Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Diagnosis of Pneumocystis Pneumonia
2015
Deirdre L Church | Anshula Ambasta | Amanda Wilmer | Holly Williscroft | Gordon Ritchie | Dylan R Pillai | Sylvie Champagne | Daniel G Gregson
BACKGROUND: Pneumocystis jirovecii (PJ), a pathogenic fungus, causes severe interstitial Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) among immunocompromised patients. A laboratory-developed real-time polyermase chain reaction (PCR) assay was validated for PJ detection to improve diagnosis of PCP.
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