title: Pneumocystis jirovecii and cystic fibrosis in France.
abstract: We retrospectively investigated 76 patients with cystic fibrosis for the presence of Pneumocystis jirovecii, by performing real-time PCR and nested-PCR assays on 146 archival sputum specimens. P. jirovecii was detected in only 1 patient (1.3%) showing that in our region (Brest, France), the fungus is rarely involved in pulmonary colonization in patients with cystic fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Université de Brest, LUBEM-EA 3882, IFR 148, Brest, France.
authors.forename: Solène Le
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Gal
authors.forename: Geneviève
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Héry-Arnaud
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramel
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Virmaux
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Damiani
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Totet
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nevez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal