Genetic diversity of Pneumocystis jirovecii isolates among Turkish population based on mitochondrial large subunit ribosomal RNA and dihydropteroate synthase gene typing.

Unlabelled: Pneumocystis jirovecii (P. jirovecii) is an atypical fungus that can cause severe interstitial pneumonia in immunocompromised patients. In this study, mitochondrial large subunit ribosomal RNA (mtLSU-rRNA) and dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) gene polymorphism in P.

[Evaluation of Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction in Pneumocystis jirovecii Laboratory Diagnosis].

Pneumocystis jirovecii is a human-specific species and causes fatal infections like P.jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in immunocompromised persons. Although direct microscopy is the gold standard in the diagnosis of the microorganism, molecular methods such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are needed in non-human immune deficiency virus (HIV) immunosuppresive patients with low P.

Distribution of Intestinal Parasites Detected between September 2011-2018 at Dokuz Eylül University Medical Faculty Hospital.

Objective: Intestinal parasitic diseases are important public health problems in our country as well as in the world. In this study, intestinal parasites were investigated in patients admitted to Dokuz Eylül University Hospital (DEUH) with various gastrointestinal system complaints.

Methods: Patients (n=18460) who were referred to the DEUH Central Parasitology Laboratory between January 2011 and December 2018, were included in the study.