title: Comparison of single and touchdown PCR protocols for detecting Pneumocystis jirovecii DNA in paraffin-embedded lung tissue samples.
authors.affiliation: Reina Mercedes Investigation Unit, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De la Horra
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Varela
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Friaza
authors.forename: Nieves
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Respaldiza
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Lobato
authors.forename: Marco A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Montes-Cano
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Calderon
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Medrano
mesh_terms: D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology*; D016612:Paraffin Embedding; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal