Pneumocystis jirovecii Transmission from Immunocompetent Carriers to Infant

Rivero, Laura; de la Horra, Carmen; Montes-Cano, Marco A.; Rodríguez-Herrera, Alfonso; Respaldiza, Nieves; Friaza, Vicente; Morilla, Rubén; Gutiérrez, Sonia; Varela, José M.; Medrano, Francisco J.; Calderón, Enrique J.

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Pneumocystis jirovecii Transmission from Immunocompetent Carriers to Infant

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Jul 2008
By Rivero, Laura ; de la Horra, Carmen ; Montes-Cano, Marco A. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Rivero, Laura ; de la Horra, Carmen ; Montes-Cano, Marco A. ; Rodríguez-Herrera, Alfonso ; Respaldiza, Nieves ; Friaza, Vicente ; Morilla, Rubén ; Gutiérrez, Sonia ; Varela, José M. ; Medrano, Francisco J. ; Calderón, Enrique J.
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We report a case of Pneumocystis jirovecii transmission from colonized grandparents to their infant granddaughter. Genotyping of P. jirovecii showed the same genotypes in samples from the infant and her grandparents. These findings support P. jirovecii transmission from immunocompetent carrier adults to a susceptible child.
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Carrier State Dispatch Epidemiology Female Humans Immunocompetence Infant Middle Aged Pneumocystis Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Transmission
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Emerg Infect Dis. 14(7):1116-1118.
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Journal Article
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14
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7
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:61f4de694f4b1de8c2e4ac281da82613061e4862e592debc62497f9f0142b148
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