Importance of the association of molecular and immunological diagnosis in immunocompetent patient with Histoplasma capsulatum and Cryptoccocus neoformans infection: a case report
This case reports an immunocompetent 29-year-old woman with suspected pneumonia, suggestive of fungal infection. Immunoblotting analysis reactivity againstHistoplasma capsulatum and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis were observed. Nested-PCR in blood employing species-specific primers was positive for H...
Main Authors: | Kátia Cristina Dantas, Roseli Santos de Freitas, Roberta Scholz Pinto Garcia, Marcos Vinícius da Silva, Edna Cleide Mendes Muricy, Valdelene Sayuri Kohara, Adriana Pardini Vicentini |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SciELO
2014-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992014000200507&lng=en&tlng=en |
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