Development and evaluation of a real-time PCR assay for detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii DNA in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of HIV-infected patients

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  • J F Huggett
  • M S Taylor
  • G Kocjan
  • H E Evans
  • S Morris-Jones
  • V Gant
  • T Novak
  • A M Costello
  • A Zumla
  • R F Miller
چکیده

1 Centre for Infectious Diseases and International Health, Windeyer Institute for Medical Sciences, University College London, London, UK; 2 Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; 3 Department of Histopathology, University College London, London, UK; 4 Centre for Sexual Health and HIV Research, Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, University College London, London, UK; 5 Department of Microbiology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Windeyer Institute for Medical Sciences, London, UK; 6 International Perinatal Care Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK; 7 Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

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تاریخ انتشار 2007