2020-11-27Zeitschriftenartikel
Detection of Histoplasma DNA from Tissue Blocks by a Specific and a Broad-Range Real-Time PCR: Tools to Elucidate the Epidemiology of Histoplasmosis
Wilmes, Dunja; McCormick-Smith, Ilka; Lempp, Charlotte; Mayer, Ursula; Schulze, Arik Bernard; Theegarten, Dirk; Hartmann, Sylvia; Rickerts, Volker
Lack of sensitive diagnostic tests impairs the understanding of the epidemiology of histoplasmosis, a disease whose burden is estimated to be largely underrated. Broad-range PCRs have been applied to identify fungal agents ...