Browsing by Author "Bustamante, Rebeca"

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    • A Real-time PCR assay for detection of low pneumocystis jirovecii levels 
      Ruiz Ruiz, Susana; Ponce Olmos, Carolina Angélica; Pesantes, Nicole; Bustamante, Rebeca; Gatti Orellana, Gianna; San Martin, Viviana; Gutiérrez, Mireya; Bórquez, Pamela; Vargas Munita, Sergio Luis; Magne, Fabien; Calderón, Enrique J.; Pérez Brocal, Vicente; Moya, Andrés (Frontiers Media, 2022)
      Here we report a new real-time PCR assay using SYBR Green which provides higher sensitivity for the specific detection of low levels of Pneumocystis jirovecii. To do so, two primer sets were designed, targeting the family ...
    • Near-Universal Prevalence of Pneumocystis and Associated Increase in Mucus in the Lungs of Infants With ... 
      Vargas Munita, Sergio; Ponce, Carolina A.; Gallo, Miriam; Pérez, Francisco; Astorga, J. Felipe; Bustamante, Rebeca; Chabé, Magali; Durand Joly, Isabelle; Iturra, Pablo; Miller, Robert F.; Aliouat, El Moukthar; Dei Cas, Eduardo (Oxford University Press, 2013)
      Background. Pneumocystis without obvious accompanying pathology is occasionally reported in autopsied infant lungs. Its prevalence and significance are unknown. Interestingly, this mild infection induces a strong ...