Strain Typing Methods and Molecular Epidemiology of Pneumocystis Pneumonia

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ben Beard, Charles ; Roux, Patricia ; Nevez, Gilles ; Hauser, Philippe M. ; Kovacs, Joseph A. ; Unnasch, Thomas R. ; Lundgren, Bettina
• Description:
  Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) caused by the opportunistic fungal agent Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly P. carinii) continues to cause illness and death in HIV-infected patients. In the absence of a culture system to isolate and maintain live organisms, efforts to type and characterize the organism have relied on polymerase chain reaction-based approaches. Studies using these methods have improved understanding of PCP epidemiology, shedding light on sources of infection, transmission patterns, and potential emergence of antimicrobial resistance. One concern, however, is the lack of guidance regarding the appropriateness of different methods and standardization of these methods, which would facilitate comparing results reported by different laboratories.
• Subjects:
  • Perspective
  • DNA, Fungal
  • Humans
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • Mycological Typing Techniques
  • Pneumocystis Jirovecii
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Rna, Fungal
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 10(10):1729-1735.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  10
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7775/cdc_7775_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 147.63 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5da9c3cdb903019acf8fc6423d6d3860e98199a181e03b7ad62e89748b688286