title: Application of an mRNA-based molecular viability assay to oropharyngeal washes for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-infected patients. A pilot study.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Crothers
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: DeOliveira
authors.forename: Shary
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eiser
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zucchi
authors.forename: Charles B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Beard
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Unnasch
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger