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Use of nasopharyngeal aspirate for diagnosis of pneumocystis pneumonia

Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2013) 51(5) 1570-1574
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.03264-12
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Quantitative PCR on nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) can achieve high sensitivity and specificity in diagnosing Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) compared to microscopic examination of bronchoscopic specimens in a population with low HIV prevalence. Since NPA is a minimally invasive procedure, it is ideal as a screening test for PCP. Copyright © 2013, American Society for Microbiology.

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To, K. K. W., Wong, S. C. Y., Xu, T., Poon, R. W. S., Mok, K. Y., Chan, J. F. W., … Yuen, K. Y. (2013). Use of nasopharyngeal aspirate for diagnosis of pneumocystis pneumonia. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 51(5), 1570–1574. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.03264-12

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