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The molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in children using nasopharyngeal aspirate samples
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is an important opportunistic infection caused by thefungus Pneumocystis jirovecii. The incidence of PCP in sub-Saharan Africa is on theincrease. This is due to the progression of the HIV-pandemic and limited access to healthcare facilities, specific highly active anti-r...
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| author | Samuel, Catherine Mary |
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| description | Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is an important opportunistic infection caused by thefungus Pneumocystis jirovecii. The incidence of PCP in sub-Saharan Africa is on theincrease. This is due to the progression of the HIV-pandemic and limited access to healthcare facilities, specific highly active anti-retroviral therapy and chemoprophylaxis. It is a major cause of hospitalization and mortality in HIV-infected children with in-hospital case-fatality rates ranging from 20-63%. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11754 The molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in children using nasopharyngeal aspirate samples Samuel, Catherine Mary Whitelaw, Andrew Corcoran, Craig Medical Microbiology Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is an important opportunistic infection caused by thefungus Pneumocystis jirovecii. The incidence of PCP in sub-Saharan Africa is on theincrease. This is due to the progression of the HIV-pandemic and limited access to healthcare facilities, specific highly active anti-retroviral therapy and chemoprophylaxis. It is a major cause of hospitalization and mortality in HIV-infected children with in-hospital case-fatality rates ranging from 20-63%. 2015-01-08T19:48:02Z 2015-01-08T19:48:02Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MMed http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11754 eng application/pdf Division of Medical Microbiology Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Medical Microbiology Samuel, Catherine Mary The molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in children using nasopharyngeal aspirate samples |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in children using nasopharyngeal aspirate samples |
| title_full | The molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in children using nasopharyngeal aspirate samples |
| title_fullStr | The molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in children using nasopharyngeal aspirate samples |
| title_full_unstemmed | The molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in children using nasopharyngeal aspirate samples |
| title_short | The molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in children using nasopharyngeal aspirate samples |
| title_sort | molecular diagnosis of pneumocystis pneumonia in children using nasopharyngeal aspirate samples |
| topic | Medical Microbiology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11754 |
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