Vargas, S LPonce, CBustamante, RCalderón, ENevez, GDe Armas, YMatos, OMiller, R FGallo, M J2024-10-232024-10-232017-06-05http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11275https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/25222To understand the epidemiological significance of Pneumocystis detection in a lung tissue sample of non-immunosuppressed individuals, we examined sampling procedures, laboratory methodology, and patient characteristics of autopsy series reported in the literature. Number of tissue specimens, DNA-extraction procedures, age and underlying diagnosis highly influence yield and are critical to understand yield differences of Pneumocystis among reports of pulmonary colonization in immunocompetent individuals.engVoRhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/AutopsyHumansLungMicrobiological TechniquesPneumocystisPneumonia, PneumocystisSpecimen HandlingImportance of tissue sampling, laboratory methods, and patient characteristics for detection of Pneumocystis in autopsied lungs of non-immunosuppressed individuals.Attribution 4.0 International2858489636101711-171610.1007/s10096-017-3006-81435-4373European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiologyopen access