title: Evaluation of two nested polymerase chain reactions for diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in immunocompromised patients.
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Protozoários Oportunistas/VIH e outras Protozooses, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Rua da Junqueira 96, 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal. omatos@ihmt.unl.pt
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: D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D019085:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal