title: Evaluation of a chemiluminescent probe assay for identification of Histoplasma capsulatum isolates.
abstract: Fifty-three of 54 isolates of fungi were correctly identified with an acridinium ester-labelled probe for Histoplasma capsulatum (Accuprobe; Gen-Probe, San Diego, Calif.). One isolate of Aspergillus niger was incorrectly identified as H. capsulatum. Age of the culture, medium for isolation, and morphologic state did not affect the results.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pratt-Rippin
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Washington
mesh_terms: D015342:DNA Probes; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D015336:Molecular Probe Techniques; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes