Publication: Pneumocystis jirovecii transmission from immunocompetent carriers to infant.
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2008-07-07
Authors
Rivero, Laura
Horra, Carmen de la
Montes-Cano, Marco A
Rodríguez-Herrera, Alfonso
Respaldiza, Nieves
Friaza, Vicente
Morilla, Rubén
Gutiérrez, Sonia
Varela, José M
Medrano, Francisco J
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Atlanta, GA : National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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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 findings support P. jirovecii transmission from immunocompetent carrier adults to a susceptible child.
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Case Reports; Journal Article;This research is part of the project “Pneumocystis Pathogenomics: Unravelling the Colonization-to-Disease Shift,” a Coordination Action supported by the European Commission (ERA-NET PathoGenoMics)
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Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Female
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans
Medical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Immune System Phenomena::Immunocompetence
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Infant
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle Aged
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Fungi::Ascomycota::Pneumocystis::Pneumocystis jirovecii
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Mycoses::Lung Diseases, Fungal::Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Carrier State
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans
Medical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Immune System Phenomena::Immunocompetence
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Infant
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle Aged
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Fungi::Ascomycota::Pneumocystis::Pneumocystis jirovecii
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Mycoses::Lung Diseases, Fungal::Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Carrier State
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Femenino, Humanos, Inmunocompetencia, Lactante, Mediana Edad, Pneumocystis jirovecii, Neumonía por Pneumocystis, Portador Sano
Citation
Rivero L, Horra C de la, Montes-Cano MA, Rodríguez-Herrera A, Respaldiza N, Friaza V, et al. Pneumocystis jirovecii transmission from immunocompetent carriers to infant. Emerging Infect. Dis.. 2008; 14(7):1116-8