Pneumocystis jirovecii transmission from Immunocompetent carriers to infant

Authors :: Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Medicina
Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular
Medrano Ortega, Francisco Javier
Varela Aguilar, José Manuel
Horra Padilla, Carmen de la
Respaldiza Salas, Nieves
Calderón Sandubete, Enrique José
Montes Cano, Marco Antonio
Rivero Rivero, Laura
Gutiérrez Rivero, Sonia
Friaza Patiño, Vicente
Rodríguez Herrera, Alfonso
Morilla Romero de la Osa, Rubén
Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Medicina
Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular
Medrano Ortega, Francisco Javier
Varela Aguilar, José Manuel
Horra Padilla, Carmen de la
Respaldiza Salas, Nieves
Calderón Sandubete, Enrique José
Montes Cano, Marco Antonio
Rivero Rivero, Laura
Gutiérrez Rivero, Sonia
Friaza Patiño, Vicente
Rodríguez Herrera, Alfonso
Morilla Romero de la Osa, Rubén
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: We report a case of Pneumocystis jirovecii transmission from colonized grandparents to their infant granddaughter. Genotyping of P. jirovecii showed the same genotypes in samples from the infant and her grandparents. These fi ndings support P. jirovecii transmission from immunocompetent carrier adults to a susceptible child.

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