# New Techniques for Using a Saline Wash as a Diagnostic Tool for Pneumocystis Pneumonia

> **NCT00342589** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)** · enrollment: 1015 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pneumocystis Infection
- Infection
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
- Lung Disease, Fungal
- Mycoses

## Interventions

_None listed._

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00342589
- **Lead sponsor:** National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- **Sponsor class:** NIH
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 1999-09-28
- **Primary completion:** —
- **Final completion:** —
- **Target enrollment:** 1015 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-01

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00342589

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00342589, "New Techniques for Using a Saline Wash as a Diagnostic Tool for Pneumocystis Pneumonia". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00342589. Licensed CC0.

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