Contibution of molecular biology and Aspergillus galactomannan antigen assay for the diagnosis of histoplasmosis;Contribution de la biologie moléculaire et de l'antigénémie galactomannane aspergillaire au diagnostic de l'histoplasmose

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 541-543

  Pineau, S ^a   Talarmin, J P ^a   Morio, F ^a   Grossi, O ^a   Boutoille, D ^a   Leaute F ^a   Le Pape, P ^a   Gay Andrieu, F ^a   Miegeville, M ^a   Raffi, F ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Galactomannan antigen; Histoplasmosis; Molecular diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; FUNGAL DNA; GALACTOMANNAN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CAMBODIA; CASE REPORT; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; LUNG LAVAGE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ASPERGILLUS; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MANNANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EID: 77957753456     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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