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PCR for diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis
G M Gomes1, P S Cisalpino, C P Taborda
1Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|September 2, 2000
Abstract:
A PCR assay based on oligonucleotide primers derived from the sequence of the gene coding for the 43,000-Da (gp43) antigen was developed to detect Paracoccidioides brasiliensis DNA in sputa. In the standardized conditions, it could detect 10 cells/ml of sputum, providing sufficient accuracy to be useful for diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis.