Serum Antibody Levels to the Pneumocystis jirovecii Major Surface Glycoprotein in the Diagnosis of P. jirovecii Pneumonia in HIV+ Patients

Kpandja Djawe; Laurence Huang; Kieran R. Daly; Linda Levin; Judy Koch; Alexandra Schwartzman; Serena Fong; Brenna Roth; Anuradha Subramanian; Katherine Grieco; Leah Jarlsberg; Peter D. Walzer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0014259

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Serum Antibody Levels to the Pneumocystis jirovecii Major Surface Glycoprotein in the Diagnosis of P. jirovecii Pneumonia in HIV+ Patients

Kpandja Djawe,

Affiliations Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Environmental Health, University College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Laurence Huang,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and HIV/AIDS Division, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Kieran R. Daly,

Affiliations Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Linda Levin,

Affiliation Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Environmental Health, University College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Judy Koch,

Affiliations Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Alexandra Schwartzman,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and HIV/AIDS Division, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Serena Fong,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and HIV/AIDS Division, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Brenna Roth,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and HIV/AIDS Division, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Anuradha Subramanian,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and HIV/AIDS Division, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Katherine Grieco,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and HIV/AIDS Division, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Leah Jarlsberg,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and HIV/AIDS Division, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Peter D. Walzer

* E-mail: peter.walzer@med.va.gov

Affiliations Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Environmental Health, University College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Serum Antibody Levels to the Pneumocystis jirovecii Major Surface Glycoprotein in the Diagnosis of P. jirovecii Pneumonia in HIV+ Patients

Kpandja Djawe,
Laurence Huang,
Kieran R. Daly,
Linda Levin,
Judy Koch,
Alexandra Schwartzman,
Serena Fong,
Brenna Roth,
Anuradha Subramanian,
Katherine Grieco

Published: December 9, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014259

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