Comparative Evaluation Between the RealStar Pneumocystis jirovecii PCR Kit and the AmpliSens Pneumocystis jirovecii (carinii)-FRT PCR Kit for Detecting P. jirovecii in Non-HIV Immunocompromised Patients.
Hee Jae HuhKyoung Ree LimChang Seok KiKyungmin HuhHyang Jin ShimDong Joon SongYae Jean KimDoo Ryeon ChungNam Yong LeePublished in: Annals of laboratory medicine (2019)
The two assays showed similar diagnostic performance and detected low P. jirovecii burden in BAL fluids. Both assays may be useful as routine methods for detecting P. jirovecii DNA in a clinical laboratory setting, though their results should be interpreted considering sample type.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- high throughput
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- human immunodeficiency virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- hepatitis c virus
- prognostic factors
- hiv aids
- clinical practice
- hiv testing
- intensive care unit
- circulating tumor
- risk factors
- south africa
- respiratory failure
- circulating tumor cells