A quick and cost-effective method for diagnosing disseminated histoplasmosis in children.
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.
Vega
William
W
Laboratorio de Micología del Instituto Nacional de Higiene y Medicina Tropical Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Almeida
Ricardo
R
Miño
Greta
G
Gené
Josepa
J
Guarro
Josep
J
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