title: Problems of developing molecular diagnostic tests for opportunistic pathogens: the example of Pneumocystis jirovecii.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Infectious Diseases & International Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom. j.huggett@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Jim F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Huggett
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Martin S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Costello
authors.forename: Alimuddin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zumla
mesh_terms: D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016720:Pneumocystis Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins