Which type of molecular assay has been developed to identify P. jirovecii?

a. Nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA)
b. Strand displacement amplification (SDA)
c. Transcription-mediated amplification (TMA)
d. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)


D
A variety of nucleic acid amplification assays for P. jirovecii have been developed, including, most recently, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods.

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