Diagnostic aspects of paracoccidioidomycosis

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Setor de Imunodiagnóstico do Laboratório de Micologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Setor de Imunodiagnóstico do Laboratório de Micologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Setor de Imunodiagnóstico do Laboratório de Micologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Setor de Imunodiagnóstico do Laboratório de Micologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Setor de Imunodiagnóstico do Laboratório de Micologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

The gold standard for the diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis is direct examination and culture; however, serologic, histopathologic, and molecular approaches have been recently adopted for the diagnosis of this mycosis. Few molecular methods have been applied to the diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis to detect Paracoccidioides spp. DNA from clinical specimens, and to identify the same fungi in culture. In this review, we focus on the current diagnosis of the paracoccidioidomycosis, and discuss the current molecular tools applied to the diagnosis and identification of the Paracoccidioides complex species

Keywords

Paracoccidioidomycosis
Paracoccidioides spp
Diagnose
Mycology, serology, molecular techniques
Tropical mycosis
Tropical medicine
Review

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Springer

Citation

ZANCOPÉ-OLIVEIRA, Rosely Maria et al. Diagnostic aspects of paracoccidioidomycosis. Current Tropical Medicine Reports, v. 1, p. 111-118, 2014.

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10.1007/s40475-014-0022-y

ISSN

2196-3045

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/35199

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Open access

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2020-08-29

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