In situ hybridization for Aspergillus and Penicillium in allergic fungal sinusitis: A rapid means of speciating fungal pathogens in tissues

Laryngoscope

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 233-240

  Perez Jaffe, Liza A ^a   Lanza, Donald C ^a   Loevner, Laurie A ^a   Kennedy, David W ^a   Montone, Kathleen T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic fungal sinusitis; Aspergillus; Dematiaceous; In situ hybridization; Invasive fungal sinusitis; Penicillum

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MYCOSIS; PARANASAL SINUSITIS; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER STAINING;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUCINS; MYCOSES; PARANASAL SINUSES; PENICILLIUM; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0031038757     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199702000-00017     Document Type: Article

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