Gomori Methenamine Silver Stain on Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Is Poorly Sensitive for Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia in HIV-Negative Immunocompromised Patients and May Lead to Missed or Delayed Diagnoses
Azar MM, Slotkin R, Abi-Raad R, Liu Y, Grant MH, Malinis MF. Gomori Methenamine Silver Stain on Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Is Poorly Sensitive for Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia in HIV-Negative Immunocompromised Patients and May Lead to Missed or Delayed Diagnoses. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2020, 144: 1003-1010. PMID: 31904277, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0394-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV-negative immunocompromised patientsBronchoalveolar lavage fluidDiagnosis of PJPHIV-positive patientsImmunocompromised patientsLavage fluidGomori methenamine silver stainingPneumocystis jiroveci pneumoniaHIV-positive casesHuman immunodeficiency virusGomori methenamine silver stainMethenamine silver stainingMethenamine silver stainJiroveci pneumoniaBAL fluidHistorical gold standardRetrospective reviewImmunodeficiency virusPatientsLow burdenDiagnosisGMS stainGold standardPJPPneumonia