Histoplasma capsulatum fungemia documented using the DuPont Isolator System.
A patient with disseminated histoplasmosis is described in whom blood cultures were negative using conventional media but positive for Histoplasma capsulatum using the DuPont Isolator system. Fungal blood culture methods are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008828:Microbiological Techniques