title: Use of nasopharyngeal aspirate for diagnosis of pneumocystis pneumonia.
abstract: Quantitative PCR on nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) can achieve high sensitivity and specificity in diagnosing Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) compared to microscopic examination of bronchoscopic specimens in a population with low HIV prevalence. Since NPA is a minimally invasive procedure, it is ideal as a screening test for PCP.
authors: State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
authors: Kelvin K W
authors: KK
authors: To
authors: Sally C Y
authors: SC
authors: Wong
authors: Ting
authors: T
authors: Xu
authors: Rosana W S
authors: RW
authors: Poon
authors: Ka-Yi
authors: KY
authors: Mok
authors: Jasper F W
authors: JF
authors: Chan
authors: Vincent C C
authors: VC
authors: Cheng
authors: Kwok-Hung
authors: KH
authors: Chan
authors: Ivan F N
authors: IF
authors: Hung
authors: Kwok-Yung
authors: KY
authors: Yuen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D055556:Nasal Lavage; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012313:RNA / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D000077278:RNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D012331:RNA, Fungal; D000077278:RNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012313:RNA