Importance of the association of molecular and immunological diagnosis in immunocompetent patient with Histoplasma capsulatum and Cryptoccocus neoformans infection: a case report
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis
; 20: 36, 04/02/2014. ilus
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em Inglês
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| ID: biblio-954717
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ABSTRACT
This case reports an immunocompetent 29-year-old woman with suspected pneumonia, suggestive of fungal infection. Immunoblotting analysis reactivity againstHistoplasma capsulatum and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis were observed. Nested-PCR in blood employing species-specific primers was positive for H. capsulatum andCryptococcus neoformans. The evaluation of paucisymptomatic patients with positive results for H. capsulatum and C. neoformans could be relevant for the prevention as well as the possible evaluation of the reactivated quiescent foci. In conclusion, the associated methodology may have contributed to the monitoring endogenous reactivation of these diseases.(AU)
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LILACS
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VETINDEX
Assunto principal:
Testes Imunológicos
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Immunoblotting
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular
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Histoplasmose
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Fatores de risco
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Adolfo Lutz Institute/BR
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Emílio Ribas Infectious Diseases Institute/BR
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University of São Paulo/BR