Detection of Pneumocystis DNA in serum and circulating cells is not a good diagnostic marker for Pneumocystosis in HIV patients

J Eukaryot Microbiol. 1994 Sep-Oct;41(5):112S.

Authors

E Tamburrini¹, P Mencarini, A De Luca, E Visconti, A Antinori, E Ortona, A Siracusano

Affiliation

¹ Inf. Dis. Dept., Catholic Univ., Roma, Italy.

PMID: 7804205

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / complications
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
Biomarkers / blood
DNA, Fungal / blood*
DNA, Fungal / genetics
Diagnostic Errors
Humans
Pneumocystis / genetics
Pneumocystis / isolation & purification*
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / complications
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / diagnosis*
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / microbiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

Biomarkers
DNA, Fungal