Improvement in Diagnosis of Histoplasma Meningitis by Combined Testing for Histoplasma Antigen and Immunoglobulin G and Immunoglobulin M Anti-Histoplasma Antibody in Cerebrospinal Fluid

BACKGROUND: Central nervous system (CNS) histoplasmosis is a life-threatening condition and represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Isolation of Histoplasma capsulatum from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or brain tissue is diagnostic; however, culture is insensitive and slow growth may result...

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Autores principales: Bloch, Karen C, Myint, Thein, Raymond-Guillen, Luke, Hage, Chadi A, Davis, Thomas E, Wright, Patty W, Chow, Felicia C, Woc-Colburn, Laila, Khairy, Raed N, Street, Alan C, Yamamoto, Tomotaka, Albers, Amanda, Wheat, L Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5850023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29020213
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix706

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