… jirovecii DNA has been detected in respiratory samples from patients either with colonization
or subclinical infection due to the high sensitivity of the molecular methods [38], [39]. …

… lavage fluid. This method has proven insensitive, and invasive procedures may be needed
to obtain adequate samples. … for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in patient samples. …

… in respiratory samples. The current criterion standard requires obtaining bronchoalveolar
lavage (BAL… detection tests exist that do not rely on invasive respiratory sampling; whereas the …

… standard for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is … lavage (BAL) samples to detect
Pneumocystis nucleic acids has proven to be more sensitive and specific. Sputum samples …

… immunocompromised patients suspected of having PCP in the differential diagnosis underwent
bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage sampling for the evaluation of the etiology of …

… Low levels of human DNA could represent poor sample quality, with low-level PcP PCR …
Continuous axenic cultivation of Pneumocystis carinii isolated from the bronchoalveolar lavage …

… Pneumocystis jirovecii–specific DNA in prospectively obtained oropharyngeal wash samples
… Different studies involving both sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage specimens have …

… Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP), caused by the opportunistic fungal pathogen Pneumocystis
jirovecii… /or immunofluorescent staining of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid samples (27). …

… evaluation of respiratory samples from subjects at risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii infection by
… Detection of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage samples by …

… Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) is an opportunistic infection affecting … BAL fluid
sampling and conventional diagnosis of PCP. Samples obtained from patients suspected of PCP …