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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2000, p. 3478-3480, Vol. 38, No. 9
Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e
Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP),
São Paulo, SP,1 and Departamento
de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas,
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte,
MG,2 Brazil
Received 7 January 2000/Returned for modification 11 March
2000/Accepted 27 June 2000
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.
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PCR for Diagnosis of
Paracoccidioidomycosis
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Disciplina de
Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 04023-062, Rua Botucatu 862/8° Andar, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Phone: 55 11-576 45 23. Fax: 55 11-571 58 77. E-mail:
zoilo{at}ecb.epm.br.
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