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 …

Updates on histoplasmosis in solid organ transplantation

JL Saullo, RA Miller - Current Fungal Infection Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Histoplasmosis remains a challenging infection in solid organ
transplantation. This review provides a topic update with emphasis on the changing …

Cryptococcal and Histoplasma Antigen Screening Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Ghana and Comparative Analysis of OIDx Histoplasma Lateral Flow …

BK Ocansey, B Otoo, I Asamoah, V Ganu… - Open Forum …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) and disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) are
common in people with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH) and diagnosed by detecting …

Comparison of indirect fungal diagnostic tests in patients with proven histoplasmosis

G Krishnan, M Power, JR Bariola… - Open Forum Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Histoplasmosis is a common cause of invasive fungal infection in endemic
regions and accurate diagnosis is difficult without direct tissue culture or pathology. Indirect …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamics of Histoplasma fungal load in people living with HIV with disseminated histoplasmosis under treatment with liposomal amphotericin B

A Sturny-Leclère, E Da Silva, CSM Godoy… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) is a lethal fungal disease in patients living
with HIV in endemic regions of the world. Diagnosis relies mainly on microscopy, culture …

Screening for acute disseminated histoplasmosis in HIV disease using urinary antigen detection enzyme immunoassay: a pilot study in Cameroon

MPN Kuate, R Nyasa, C Mandengue… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Acute disseminated histoplasmosis (ADH) is an AIDS-defining illness and reported in
Cameroon, but there are few data about its incidence. Between June and August 2019, we …

Identification and production of novel potential pathogen-specific biomarkers for diagnosis of histoplasmosis

JD Puerta-Arias, JP Isaza Agudelo… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Immunological assays based on the detection of circulating fungal biomarkers are helpful in
clinical practice for diagnosing invasive fungal infections. Some of these targeting antigenic …

Diagnosis and Epidemiology of Serious Fungal Infections in Ghana

BK Ocansey - 2023 - search.proquest.com
In many resource-limited settings, advances in diagnosis and epidemiology of serious
fungal infections (SFIs), which generally excludes superficial fungal infections, are yet to be …

A Cautionary Tale of False Positive Histoplasma Urine Antigen in an HIV Patient: A Case Report

MZ Khrais, J Smith, T Gandhi, S Arif… - Access …, 2024 - microbiologyresearch.org
Introduction. Coccidioidomycosis, or Valley fever, is a fungal disease caused by
Coccidioides species, prevalent in parts of the southwestern United States. It usually results …

Desarrollo de una prueba rápida tipo POC (point-of-care) para el diagnóstico de la Histoplasmosis: Prueba de concepto

JD Puerta Arias - 2023 - repository.upb.edu.co
La realidad actual en nuestro entorno es que gran parte de la población tiene dificultades
para acceder a los servicios básicos de atención en salud y al diagnóstico oportuno de …