Open AccessHigh Diagnostic Value of a New Real-Time Pneumocystis PCR from Bronchoalveolar Lavage in a Real-Life Clinical Setting
Author(s) -
Markus Unnewehr,
Hendrik Friederichs,
Patricia Bartsch,
Bernhard Schaaf
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000448626
Subject(s) - bronchoalveolar lavage , medicine , pneumocystis jirovecii , pneumocystis carinii , pneumocystis pneumonia , pneumonia , real time polymerase chain reaction , predictive value , pathology , gastroenterology , positive predicative value , lung , biology , gene , biochemistry
To diagnose Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP), PCR testing in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid has recently become an alternative to immunofluorescence testing (IFT); however, its diagnostic accuracy is less clear.