DIAGNOSTIC STRATEGIES IN PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONIA
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, PO Box 670564, Cincinnati OH 45267-0564
Robert P. Baughman, John D. Liming
Received 7/18/97 Accepted 11/27/97
1. Abstract
2. Introduction
3. History/Physical Examination /Routine Laboratory Tests
3.1. History
3.2. Physical examination
3.3. Laboratory tests
3.4. Empiric therapy vs bronchoscopic diagnosis
4. Diagnostic sampling
4.1. Induced sputum
4.2. BAL and bronchial washing
4.3. Transbronchial biopsy
4.4. BAL alone
4.5. Open lung biopsy
5. Stains for identification
5.1. Traditional pathologic stains
5.2. Immunofluorescent stains
5.3. Identification using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
6. Perspective
7. Acknowledgments
8. References
9. Entire manuscript
Key words: Pneumocystis carinii, AIDS, Pneumonia, PCR
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