Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in immunocompromised patients by real-time PCR: a 4-year prospective study.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on July 09, 2014

Authors

Florence Robert-Gangneux1, Sorya Belaz2, Matthieu Revest3, Pierre Tattevin3, Stéphane Jouneau4, Olivier Decaux5, Sylviane Chevrier6, Yves Le Tulzo7, Jean-Pierre Gangneux2

Author Affiliations

1: Service of Parasitology and Mycology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France INSERM U1085-IRSET, Université Rennes 1, Rennes, France florence.robert-gangneux@univ-rennes1.fr.
2: Service of Parasitology and Mycology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France INSERM U1085-IRSET, Université Rennes 1, Rennes, France.
3: Service of Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France.
4: INSERM U1085-IRSET, Université Rennes 1, Rennes, France Service of Pneumology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France.
5: Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France.
6: INSERM U1085-IRSET, Université Rennes 1, Rennes, France.
7: Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France.

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