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Pneumocystis jirovecii transmission from immunocompetent carriers to infant

Emerging Infectious Diseases (2008) 14(7) 1116-1118
DOI: 10.3201/eid1407.071431
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Abstract

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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Rivero, L., De La Horra, C., Montes-Cano, M. A., Rodríguez-Herrera, A., Respaldiza, N., Friaza, V., … Calderón, E. J. (2008). Pneumocystis jirovecii transmission from immunocompetent carriers to infant. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(7), 1116–1118. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1407.071431

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