The importance of serological assays in diagnosing acute pulmonary histoplasmosis

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 278-288

  Freitas, R S ^a   Carvalho Vivi, J O ^b   Zamboni, I M ^b   Assis, C M ^b   Costa Martins, J E ^a   Vicentini Moreira, Adriana Pardini ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bats; Histoplasma capsulatum; Histoplasmosis; Immunocompetence; Serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

KETOCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNODIFFUSION; LUNG HISTOPLASMOSIS; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG NODULE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATUS;

EID: 67649628240     PISSN: 16789199     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-91992009000200010     Document Type: Article

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