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    The use of nested Polymerase Chain Reaction (nested PCR) for the early diagnosis of Histoplasma capsulatum infection in serum and whole blood of HIV-positive patients*
    Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (2013)
    Kátia Cristina DantasRoseli Santos de FreitasAdriana Pardini Vicentini MoreiraMarcos SilvaGil BenardCí­dia VasconcellosPaulo Ricardo Criado
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    The aim of the study was to detect the rDNA sequences and their regions in Histoplasma capsulatum, which could be considered species-specific and used as a molecular method for this diagnosis by the technique of nested polymerase chain reaction (nested PCR), employing specific sequences (primers) for H. capsulatum: 18S rDNA region (HC18), 100 kDa (HC100) and the sequence 5.8 S-ITS rDNA (HC5.8). The PCR sequences HC18, HC100 and HC5.8 resulted in a specificity of 100%. The molecular assays may increase the specificity, sensitivity and speed in the diagnosis of Histoplasmosis.
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    Histoplasma
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    Fungal Infections and Studies
    Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
    Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
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