Open AccessThe comparison of microscopy and real time polymerase chain reaction methods for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis Jirovecii pneumonia: evaluation of clinical parameters
Author(s) -
Seray Töz,
Cumhur Gündüz,
Aslı Tetik,
Meltem Taşbakan,
Hüsnü Pullukçu,
Feza Bacakoğlu,
Figen Gülen,
Ayşegül Ünver,
Nevın Turgay
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
tuberkuloz ve toraks/tüberküloz ve toraks
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.157
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 0494-1373
DOI - 10.5578/tt.58625
Subject(s) - pneumocystis jirovecii , medicine , bronchoalveolar lavage , pneumonia , pneumocystis carinii , parasitology , polymerase chain reaction , pneumocystis pneumonia , trimethoprim , pathology , lung , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , biochemistry , gene
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) causes serious infections, especially in patients with immunosuppressive diseases. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the results of samples obtained from PCP suspected patients using two different methods together with clinical data.