Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: Immunocompromised children hospitalized with radiographic pneumonia were investigated for PCP by testing induced sputum by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: PCP is responsible for pneumonia in 14% of children with underlying immunocompromised state; PCR on induced sputum improves diagnosis.
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Authors | Chandan K Das, Bijay R Mirdha, Sundeep Singh, Rachna Seth, Arvind Bagga, Rakesh Lodha, Sushil K Kabra |
Journal | Journal of tropical pediatrics
(J Trop Pediatr)
Vol. 60
Issue 3
Pg. 216-22
(Jun 2014)
ISSN: 1465-3664 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 24425204
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © The Author [2014]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: [email protected]. |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Comorbidity
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- DNA, Fungal
(analysis, genetics)
- Female
- HIV Infections
(epidemiology)
- Humans
- Immunocompromised Host
- India
(epidemiology)
- Infant
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Opportunistic Infections
(epidemiology)
- Pneumocystis carinii
(genetics, isolation & purification)
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
(diagnosis, epidemiology, immunology)
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
(methods)
- Prevalence
- Sputum
(microbiology)
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