Validation and clinical application of a molecular method for identification of Histoplasma capsulatum in human specimens in Colombia, South America

ABSTRACT: The conventional means of diagnosis of histoplasmosis presents difficulties because of the delay to the time that the diagnosis is made, indicating the need for the implementation of molecular assays. We evaluated 146 clinical samples from 135 patients suspected of having histoplasmosis us...

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Autores:

Muñoz Cadavid, Cesar Orlando
González Marín, Ángel Augusto
Tobón Orozco, Ángela María
Restrepo Moreno, Ángela
Muskus López, Carlos Enrique
Cano Restrepo, Luz Elena
Correa Ochoa, Margarita María
Arango Bustamante, Karen

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2010

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/24082

Acceso en línea:

http://hdl.handle.net/10495/24082

Palabra clave:

Histoplasma
Histoplasmosis
Diagnóstico
Diagnosis
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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openAccess

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/co/