serval:BIB_C663940A6537
Prophylaxis failure is associated with a specific Pneumocystis carinii genotype.
10.1086/322659
000171226900024
11528584
Hauser
P.M.
author
Sudre
P.
author
Nahimana
A.
author
Francioli
P.
author
Study Group
contributor
article
2001-10
Clinical Infectious Diseases
1058-4838
1058-4838
journal
33
7
1080-1082
To investigate the possible association between Pneumocystis carinii types and various clinical and demographic parameters, we used molecular typing to analyze 93 bronchoalveolar lavage specimens from patients with P. carinii pneumonia (PCP). Multivariate regression analysis revealed an association between being infected with a specific P. carinii genotype and receiving anti-PCP prophylaxis (odds ratio, 4.4; 95% confidence interval, 1.0-18.6; P=.05), although no association with a specific drug was detected.
Adult
Aged
Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/microbiology
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mycological Typing Techniques
Pneumocystis/classification
Pneumocystis/genetics
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/microbiology
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/prevention & control
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
Treatment Failure
eng
60_published
true
peer-reviewed
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
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