Detection of Pneumocystis DNA in serum and circulating cells is not a good diagnostic marker for Pneumocystosis in HIV patients.
Tamburrini
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E
Inf. Dis. Dept., Catholic Univ., Roma, Italy.
Mencarini
P
P
De Luca
A
A
Visconti
E
E
Antinori
A
A
Ortona
E
E
Siracusano
A
A
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D015415:Biomarkers; D004271:DNA, Fungal