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. 2008 Apr 15;46(8):1237-40.
doi: 10.1086/533449.

Epidemiology of Pneumocystis colonization in families

LaShonda Spencer  1 , Michelle Ukwu, Travis Alexander, Karri Valadez, Lora Liu, Toni Frederick, Andrea Kovacs, Alison Morris
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Epidemiology of Pneumocystis colonization in families

LaShonda Spencer et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

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.

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