Histopathologic diagnosis of fungal infections in the 21st century

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 247-280

  Guarner, Jeannette ^a   Brandt, Mary E ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ASPERGILLOSIS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CURVULARIA; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FUSARIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LASER MICRODISSECTION; MOULD; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SCEDOSPORIUM;

FUNGI; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MYCOSES; PATHOLOGY, MOLECULAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

FUNGI;

EID: 79955063463     PISSN: 08938512     EISSN: 10986618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CMR.00053-10     Document Type: Review

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