Sensitivity and specificity of nested and real-time PCR for the detection of Pneumocystis jiroveci in clinical specimens
- 4 May 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
- Vol. 56 (2) , 153-160
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.03.010
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