Application of an mRNA-based molecular viability assay to oropharyngeal washes for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-infected patients. A pilot study.
Huang
Laurence
L
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Positive Health Program, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. lhuang@php.ucsf.edu
Crothers
Kristina
K
DeOliveira
Ana
A
Eiser
Shary
S
Zucchi
Patrizia
P
Beard
Charles B
CB
Unnasch
Thomas R
TR
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger