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Gaceta médica de México
On-line version ISSN 2696-1288Print version ISSN 0016-3813
Abstract
ALCANTARA-MOJICA, Amanda et al. Detección y genotipificación de Pneumocystis jirovecii en muestras de pacientes mexicanos VIH positivos y negativos. Gac. Méd. Méx [online]. 2019, vol.155, n.4, pp.377-385. Epub July 01, 2021. ISSN 2696-1288. https://doi.org/10.24875/gmm.19004675.
Introduction:
Pneumocystis jirovecii is an atypical fungus particularly detected in HIV-positive or transplant patients.
Objective:
To detect and genotype Pneumocystis jirovecii in patient samples from two hospitals in Mexico City.
Method:
Eighty-nine respiratory tract samples, corresponding to 53 patients (30 HIV-positive and 23 HIV-negative) with respiratory symptoms and to 11 healthy individuals included as negative control, were processed. DNA was extracted from the ITS region and amplified by nested polymerase chain reaction from the internal transcribed spacer, with one fragment being obtained at each round (693 and 550 bp). Genotypes and their phylogenetic relationship were determined by sequencing the 550 bp fragment.
Results:
Forty-eight samples from 30 HIV-positive patients were received from a single hospital, out of which 11 (36.6 %) were positive for Pneumocystis jirovecii. No sample was positive in HIV-negative patients or healthy subjects. The most frequently detected haplotypes were Eg and Em.
Conclusions:
The frequency of Pneumocystis jirovecii infection was high in the studied Mexican population. The most common genotype was different from those reported in other countries. It is necessary to address this health problem through early detection of this infection.
Keywords : Pneumocystis jirovecii; Pneumonia; Human immunodeficiency virus; Mycosis.