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Genotypes of clustered cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
- Source :
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Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases [Scand J Infect Dis] 2001; Vol. 33 (4), pp. 285-9. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Reports of outbreaks of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) among human immunodeficiency virus-negative immunocompromised patients have suggested a person-to-person transmission of P. carinii. In this study, 17 bronchoalveolar lavage isolates from patients in 3 PCP outbreaks were genotyped, 2 in renal transplant recipients and 1 outbreak among patients with haematological disorders. Genotypes in the P. carinii sp. f. hominis (P. carinii f.sp. hominis) mt large subunit ribosomal RNA site 85 were detected by 2 methods: direct sequencing and 3 different allele-specific polymerase chain reaction assays. Although limited data on patient contacts were available, the detected P. c. hominis genotypes do not support person-to-person transmission as the predominant transmission route of P. carinii in humans.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid microbiology
Disease Outbreaks
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Female
Genotype
Hematologic Diseases complications
Hematologic Diseases immunology
Hospitals
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Kidney Transplantation adverse effects
Kidney Transplantation immunology
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis epidemiology
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis transmission
RNA, Fungal analysis
RNA, Ribosomal analysis
Sweden epidemiology
Pneumocystis genetics
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis microbiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0036-5548
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11345221
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/003655401300077324