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Pneumocystis jirovecii transmission from Immunocompetent carriers to infant
Author/s | Medrano Ortega, Francisco Javier
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Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Medicina Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular |
Publication Date | 2008 |
Deposit Date | 2015-02-02 |
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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 ... 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 fi ndings support P. jirovecii transmission from immunocompetent carrier adults to a susceptible child. |
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