Prevalence and Genotype Distribution of Pneumocystis jirovecii in Cuban Infants
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Prevalence and genotype distribution of Pneumocystis jirovecii in Cuban infants and toddlers with whooping cough.
This study describes the prevalence and genotype distribution of Pneumocystis jirovecii obtained from nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs from immunocompetent Cuban infants and toddlers with whooping cough (WC). A total of 163 NP swabs from 163 young Cuban children with WC who were admitted to the respiratory care units at two pediatric centers were studied. The prevalence of the organism was determined ...
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تاریخ انتشار 2013