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   Laboratory-based surveillance of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in South Africa, 2006–2010

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Desiree du Plessis --- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa Bhavani Poonsamy --- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa Veerle Msimang --- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa Leigh Davidsson --- Department of Diagnostics and Vaccinology, Sweden Cheryl Cohen --- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa Nelesh Govender --- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa Halima Dawood --- Department of Medicine, South Africa Alan Karstaedt --- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa John Frean --- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa

   Background: We aimed to establish the characteristics of patients with confirmed Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia recruited by passive, sentinel laboratory-based surveillance.

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