Epidemiology ofPneumocystisColonization in Families
Open Access
- 15 April 2008
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 46 (8) , 1237-1240
- https://doi.org/10.1086/533449
Abstract
Whether Pneumocystis colonization is transmitted in families with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected members is unknown. Using nested polymerase chain reaction of oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal samples, we detected colonization in 11.4% of HIV-infected adults and in 3.3% of their children, but there was no evidence of clustering.Keywords
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