title: Evaluation of a nested PCR for detection of Pneumocystis carinii in serum from immunocompromised patients.
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Protozoários Oportunistas/VIH e outras Protozooses, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lundgren
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Caldeira
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mansinho
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Forte
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Antunes
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000097:blood*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal