[Investigation of Pneumocystis jirovecii in Respiratory Samples of Immunocompromised Patients with PCR, IFA and Giemsa Staining Methods].

Pneumocystis jirovecii is an important opportunistic agent leading to pneumonia in immunocompromised patients. In this study, the presence of P.jirovecii were investigated by using Giemsa stain, indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test and two different nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR) assays in respiratory samples obtained from 50 immunocompromised patients presenting with respiratory symptoms.

[Resistance rates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains isolated from clinical specimens].

The aim of this study was to investigate isoniazid, rifampicin, streptomycin and ethambutol resistance rates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains isolated from clinical specimens in the Mycobacteriology Laboratories of Karadeniz Technical University Hospital between January 2005-March 2010. A total of 212 M.tuberculosis complex strains, 152 (71.