Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2008)
Pneumocystis jirovecii Transmission from Immunocompetent Carriers to Infant
Abstract
We report a case of Pneumocystis jirovecii transmission from colonized grandparents to their infant granddaughter. Genotyping of P. jirovecii showed the same genotypes in samples from the infant and her grandparents. These findings support P. jirovecii transmission from immunocompetent carrier adults to a susceptible child.
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