Pneumocystis carinii is not a major cause of pneumonia in HIV infected patients in Lusaka, Zambia
KM Elvin, CM Lumbwe, NP Luo, A Björkman… - Transactions of the …, 1989 - Elsevier
The clinical occurrence of Pneumocystis carinii and Mycobacterium tuberculosis was
investigated in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who had clinical
pneumonia of unknown aetiology in Lusaka, Zambia. The results were compared with a
similar group of patients in Stockholm, Sweden. Induced sputum samples were stained for
Pneumocystis by indirect immunofluorescence using monoclonal antibody 3F6 and toluidine
blue O. Mycobacterial culture and acid fast stain were performed on the specimens from …
investigated in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who had clinical
pneumonia of unknown aetiology in Lusaka, Zambia. The results were compared with a
similar group of patients in Stockholm, Sweden. Induced sputum samples were stained for
Pneumocystis by indirect immunofluorescence using monoclonal antibody 3F6 and toluidine
blue O. Mycobacterial culture and acid fast stain were performed on the specimens from …