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	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 Search OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) to find related articles This form requires a WWW Client such as Netscape, XMosaic, Lynx that supports fill-in forms. Enter one or more search keywords: To Search all fields, leave the following boxes unchecked. To narrow your search to certain specific fields, check the boxes next to those fields' names. SeeQuery Help for other ways to search. Title: OMIM Number: Allelic Variants: Text: References: Clinical Synopsis: Gene Map Disorder: Contributors: See only records which have been changed in the past Display at most

[Frontiers in Bioscience 3, e1-12, January 1, 1998]
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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

Search OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) to find related articles
This form requires a WWW Client such as Netscape, XMosaic, Lynx that supports fill-in forms.