Comparison of diagnostic methods to detect Histoplasma capsulatum in serum and blood samples from AIDS patients.

Comparison of diagnostic methods to detect Histoplasma capsulatum in serum and blood samples from AIDS patients.

Although early and rapid detection of histoplasmosis is essential to prevent morbidity and mortality, few diagnostic tools are available in resource-limited areas, especially where it is endemic and HIV/AIDS is also epidemic. Thus, we compared conventional and molecular methods to detect Histoplasma...

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Main Authors: Katia Cristina Dantas, Roseli Santos de Freitas, Marcos Vinicius da Silva, Paulo Ricardo Criado, Olinda do Carmo Luiz, Adriana Pardini Vicentini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5771560?pdf=render

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