Rapid microscopic detection of cytomegalovirus and PCP in bronchoalveolar lavage specimens.
This article describes how bronchoalveolar lavage specimens can be screened rapidly and inexpensively for Pneumocystis carinii and cytomegalovirus infections with materials available in any hospital laboratory.
Stead
J A
JA
Department of Pathology, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
Thomas
J
J
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D003470:Culture Media