[HTML][HTML] Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization in non-HIV-infected patients based on nested-PCR detection in bronchoalveolar lavage samples

H Khodadadi, H Mirhendi, M Mohebali… - Iranian journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Pneumocystis jirovecii causes Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in
immunocompromised patients with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Colonization with …

[HTML][HTML] Colonization of Pneumocystis jirovecii in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients and the rate of Pneumocystis pneumonia in Iranian non …

MF Sheikholeslami, J Sadraei, P Farnia… - Iranian journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and Methods Two hundred and fifty five pulmonary samples were collected from
two groups of immunosuppressed patients to detect a 260bp fragment of mt LSU rRNA gene …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii among patients with different chronic pulmonary disorders in Ahvaz, Iran

E Aboualigalehdari, AZ Mahmoudabadi… - Iranian journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and Methods: In the present study, 115 bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens
were collected from patients. Samples were subjected to Nested-PCR with specific primers …

[HTML][HTML] Pneumocystis Jirovecii detection and comparison of multiple diagnostic methods with quantitative real-time PCR in patients with respiratory symptoms

MY Alshahrani, M Alfaifi, I Ahmad… - Saudi journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pneumocystis jirovecii (PCP) remains a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in
patients with respiratory infections. Accurate diagnosis of PCP is still a diagnostic challenge …

Investigation of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and colonization in iatrogenically immunosuppressed and immunocompetent patients

S Özkoç, B Delibaş - Mikrobiyoloji bulteni, 2015 - europepmc.org
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a potentially life-threatening infection for the
immunocompromized patients. However, Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization can also be …

Investigation of Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization in patients with chronic pulmonary diseases in the People's Republic of China

DD Wang, MQ Zheng, N Zhang… - International journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background The detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii DNA in respiratory specimen from
individuals who do not have signs or symptoms of pneumonia has been defined as …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of pneumocystis jiroveci in bronchoalveolar lavage specimens of lung transplant recipients examined by the nested PCR

M Izadi, NJ Jafari, J Sadraei, AM Poornaki… - Jundishapur Journal …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The use of immune suppressive drugs for organ transplant recipients
predisposes them to opportunistic infections, especially by fungal agents. Pneumocystis …

Genotyping of Pneumocystis jirovecii in colonized patients with various pulmonary diseases

M Sokulska, M Kicia, M Wesołowska, P Piesiak… - Medical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Pneumocystis jirovecii is an opportunistic fungus causing Pneumocystis pneumonia
primarily in immunosuppressed patients. However, immunocompetent individuals may …

Degree and frequency of inhibition in a routine real-time PCR detecting Pneumocystis jirovecii for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in Turkey

M Döşkaya, A Caner, A Değirmenci… - Journal of medical …, 2011 - microbiologyresearch.org
Routine laboratory diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii is currently achieved by PCR in
almost all laboratories with sufficient equipment due to its high sensitivity and specificity …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii in patients with respiratory tract infections

OAT Alli, DO Ogbolu, O Ademola… - North American journal …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Pneumocystis jirovecii, formerly known as P. carinii, is an opportunistic fungus
causing Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia especially in immunocompromised patients. Aim …