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Evaluation of direct immunofluorescent method in the detection of Pneumocystis jiroveci among patients with lower respiratory tract infections | ||
| Iraqi Journal of Pharmacy | ||
| Article 8, Volume 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 58-62 PDF (366.29 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/iphr.2019.161195 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Manahil M. Yehia; Asmaa Z. Sheetawy; Zainalabideen A. Abdulla | ||
| Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective: Evaluate the use of direct immunofluorescent method in the detection of Pneumocystis jiroveci from induced sputum of patients with LRT infections. Patients and methods: Thirty patients with LRT infections were included (24 patients were immunocompromised and 6 immunocompetent). The present study conducted for 6 months from January-June, 2011. Smears were prepared from their induced sputa and stained with direct fluorescent antibody stain, then examined under fluorescent microscope. Results: Sputum of 5(16.7%) patients revealed positive results for the presence of P. jiroveci and all of them were immunocompromised (two acute myloid leukemia, one acute lymphoid leukemia, one non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and one asthma under long coarse of corticosteroid therapy). Conclusion: Direct fluorescent antibody technique is more sensitive than the conventional methods for the detection of P. jiroveci in LRT infections. Keywords: Pneumocystis pneumoniae, Pneumocystis jiroveci, immunocompromised patients. | ||
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