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[The microbiological aspects of AIDS-related respiratory infections]

Arch Monaldi Mal Torace. 1990 Jul-Aug;45(4):279-85. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94058532
Ponticiello A; Sanduzzi A; Pezzella V; Cattedra di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, II Facolta di; Medicina e Chirurgia, Universita degli Studi di Napoli.

Abstract: Main etiologic agents of AIDS-related infections pneumonia and diagnostic tools useful to identify microorganism are discussed. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) remains the most important performed technique to collect pulmonary secretions, but it needs to be completed by colorimetric, immunological (monoclonal antibodies), serological (ELISA vs. mycobacterial antigens), molecular (DNA probes) techniques. These tools are very useful to identify pathogen agents.
Keywords: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/*MICROBIOLOGY Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/MICROBIOLOGY English Abstract Human Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii/MICROBIOLOGY Respiratory Tract Infections/*MICROBIOLOGY Sputum/MICROBIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIALKWDaids-relatedopportunisticinfections/KWDmicrobiologybronchoalveolarlavagefluid/microbiologyenglishabstracthumanpneumonia,pneumocystiscarinii/microbiologyrespiratorytractinfections/KWDmicrobiologysputum/microbiologyjournalarticlereviewreview,tutorial
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