Diagnosis of histoplasmosis: current status and perspectives

MA Toscanini, AD Nusblat, ML Cuestas - Applied Microbiology and …, 2021 - Springer
Histoplasmosis is a worldwide-distributed systemic mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus
Histoplasma capsulatum. Its clinical manifestations range from subclinical or mild respiratory …

Role of recombinant Histoplasma capsulatum 100‐kilodalton antigen in the diagnosis of histoplasmosis among HIV/AIDS patients: Antigenuria and antibodies …

MA Toscanini, CR Laboccetta, A Videla Garrido… - Mycoses, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Diagnosing progressive disseminated histoplasmosis (PDH) is still challenging
in many countries where this disease is highly endemic. Definitive diagnosis is established …

Development of a TaqMan probe-based multiplex real-time PCR for the simultaneous detection of four clinically important filamentous fungi

Y Wei, Y Lin, J Zhao, D Li, Z Yang, F Chen… - Microbiology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Filamentous fungi present significant health hazards to immunocompromised individuals
globally; however, the prompt and precise identification of them during infection remains …

Histoplasma antigens as novel players for the development of new enzyme immunoassays for the serodiagnosis of histoplasmosis: A comparative study of their …

C Rodríguez Laboccetta… - Medical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Definitive diagnosis of histoplasmosis relies on culture and/or cytology/histopathology;
however, these procedures have limited sensitivity and cultures are time-consuming …

Evaluation of the Histoplasma capsulatum 100-kilodalton antigen dot blot for the rapid diagnosis of progressive histoplasmosis in HIV/AIDS patients

CR Laboccetta, MA Toscanini, AV Garrido… - … and Infectious Disease, 2023 - Elsevier
Among people living with HIV (PLHIV), progressive disseminated histoplasmosis (PDH)
represents an important cause of mortality. Since antigen detection allows a rapid diagnosis …

Phylogeny of circulating strains of Histoplasma capsulatum isolated from Saye, Kaduna State, Nigeria

RO Osumah, MHI Doko - Microbes and Infectious Diseases, 2023 - journals.ekb.eg
Background and rationale: Histoplasma capsulatum (H. capsulatum) is a saprophytic fungal
which is dimorphic in nature and strive beautifully in soil rich in nitrogen. Inhaling of …

Evaluation of the Histoplasma capsulatum 100-kilodalton antigen dot blot for the rapid diagnosis of progressive histoplasmosis in HIV/AIDS patients

C Rodriguez Laboccetta, MA Toscanini… - 2023 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Among people living with HIV (PLHIV), progressive disseminated histoplasmosis (PDH)
represents an important cause of mortality. Since antigen detection allows a rapid diagnosis …

Producción recombinante de un péptido derivado del antígeno Hcp100 de Histoplasma capsulatum para su potencial uso en el diagnóstico de la histoplasmosis

A Videla Garrido - 2022 - repositorio.ub.edu.ar
La histoplasmosis es una micosis sistémica y endémica ampliamente distribuida en las
Américas, causada por el hongo dimórfico Histoplasma capsulatum. La infección es …