Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis Is Not Infectious for SCID mice

AUTOR(ES)

Durand-Joly, Isabelle

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

The infectious power of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis was explored by inoculating SCID mice intranasally with either P. carinii f. sp. hominis or P. carinii f. sp. muris isolates. Only mice inoculated with mouse parasites developed Pneumocystis pneumonia, as assessed by microscopy and PCR. These results suggest that humans do not contract pneumocystosis from animals.

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