The prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii among patients with different chronic pulmonary disorders in Ahvaz, Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is a chronic fungal infection that caused by P. jirovecii. Disease is more prevalent among the HIV-infected patients. The colonization of pneumocystis in human respiratory system is associated with the airway inflammation and obstruction. The current study was conducted to identify the prevalence of P. jirovecii among the patients with chronic pulmonary disorders in Ahvaz, Iran.

Materials and methods

In the present study, 115 bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens were collected from patients. Samples were subjected to Nested-PCR with specific primers. The second PCR products were used for sequencing analysis.

Results

Our findings demonstrated that 31(27.0%) of samples were positive for P. jirovecii. Nin

SUBMITTER: Aboualigalehdari E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4752688 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature