[Detection of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in air and washes from medical equipment in hospitals].

Results of study of rooms' air and washes from medical equipment by PCR assay to detect Pneumocystis carinii DNA are presented. PCR assay sensivity was 200 copies/ml. Method of taking of air samples by MC-2 sample-taking device was modified for P.

[Detection of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in clinical samples from children with respiratory diseases].

Method of Pneumocystis carinii DNA detection in clinical samples (sputum) is presented. Primers to one fragment of 16S rRNA gene were used for detection of DNA. Isolation and amplification of DNA were performed in presence of internal DNA control.