Importance of the association of molecular and immunological diagnosis in immunocompetent patient with Histoplasma capsulatum and Cryptoccocus neoformans infection: a case report

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...

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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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Subjects:
Immunocompetent individuals
Nested PCR
Immunoblotting
Fungal infections
Blood fluid
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