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Noninvasive Method for Monitoring Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 9, Iss 12, Pp 1613-1616 (2003)
- Publication Year :
- 2003
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003.
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Abstract
- The progression of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia was temporally monitored and quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction of P. carinii–specific DNA in oral swabs and lung homogenates from infected rats. DNA levels correlated with the number of P. carinii organisms in the rats’ lungs, as enumerated by microscopic methods. This report is the first of a noninvasive, antemortem method that can be used to monitor infection in a host over time.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.b74cec09424441b598af15ba66a038ee
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0912.030270