Parasitic Infections in HIV-Infected Patients
Summary
- Diagnosis of PCP with microscopic examination of bronchoalveolar lavage using silver methenamine stain is considered the gold-standard technique (Figure 2)[Kovacs 2001]
- Polymerase chain reaction–based methods performed on lower respiratory tract specimens and in noninvasive oral washes, and measurement of plasma S-adenosylmethionine, are also available[Alvarez-Martínez 2006; Larsen 2004; Chawla 2011; Oren 2011]
- PCP may be diagnosed clinically in resource-limited settings
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Keywords: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP)