title: A quick and cost-effective method for diagnosing disseminated histoplasmosis in children.
abstract: The examination of fecal mucus for detecting yeast cells of Histoplasma capsulatum has proved to be a useful tool for diagnosing disseminated histoplasmosis in paediatric patients in a study of 13 cases carried out in Ecuador.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Micología del Instituto Nacional de Higiene y Medicina Tropical Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Greta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Miño
authors.forename: Josepa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gené
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guarro
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004484:Ecuador; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D009093:Mucus / Q000382:microbiology*; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors