Pneumocystis carinii carriage among cystic fibrosis patients, as detected by nested PCR

Authors
Sing, A Geiger, AM Hogardt, M Heesemann, J
Citation
A. Sing et al., Pneumocystis carinii carriage among cystic fibrosis patients, as detected by nested PCR, J CLIN MICR, 39(7), 2001, pp. 2717-2718
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
2717 - 2718
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200107)39:7<2717:PCCACF>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A total of 137 sputa from 95 consecutive cystic fibrosis (CF) patients unde rgoing routine bacteriological surveillance were analyzed for Pneumocystis carinii colonization using nested PCR. Seven of 95 patients (7.4%) were PCR positive, suggesting that P. carinii carriage may exist among CF patients due to their underlying pulmonary disease.