MycoBiomDB – Record Details (MyCo_4159)

Biomarker Record Details

Database ID: MyCo_4159
DB IDMyCo_4159
TitleCharacterization of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia at three tertiary comprehensive hospitals in southern China
Year2020
PMID32363569
Fungal Diseases involvedPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
Associated Medical ConditionNone
GenusPneumocystis
Speciesjirovecii
OrganismPneumocystis jirovecii
Ethical StatementNone
Site of InfectionNone
Opportunistic invasiveNone
Sample typeBody fluid
Sample sourceBlood
Host GroupHuman
Host Common nameHuman
Host Scientific nameHomo sapiens
Biomarker NamePCT (> 0.5 ng/mL )
Biomarker Full NameProcalcitonin (> 0.5 ng/mL )
Biomarker TypeDiagnostic
BiomoleculeProtein
Geographical LocationChina
CohortFrom January 2015 to June 2019, a total of 96 hospitalized patients were found to have PJP based on our screening criteria.
Cohort No.96
Age GroupNone
P Valuep= 0.64
SensitivityNone
SpecificityNone
Positive Predictive ValueNone
MICNone
Fold ChangeNone
PathwayNone
Disease Introduction MechanismNone
TechniqueImmunological assay
Analysis MethodImmunological Assay
ELISA kitsNone
Assay DataNone
Validation Techniques usedImmunological Assay
Up Regulation Down RegulationPositive
Sequence DataNone
External LinkNone