Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease: Confirmation by Polymerase Chain Reaction and Serological Tests, and Successful Treatment with Voriconazole

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 681-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Sambatakou ◽  
M. Guiver ◽  
D. Denning
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Chronic Granulomatous Disease ◽  
Successful Treatment ◽  
Granulomatous Disease ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Pulmonary Aspergillosis ◽  
Serological Tests ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Successful polymerase chain reaction-based diagnosis of fungal meningitis in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease

1998 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 356-359
Author(s):  
Ikuya Tsuge ◽  
Koichi Makimura ◽  
Jun Natsume ◽  
Toshiko Kubota ◽  
Shinji Hasegawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Chronic Granulomatous Disease ◽  
Granulomatous Disease ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Fungal Meningitis ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Prenatal diagnosis in a family with X-linked chronic granulomatous disease with the use of the polymerase chain reaction

1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 773-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin De Boer ◽  
Ben G. J. M. Bolscher ◽  
Rolf H. Sijmons ◽  
Hans Scheffer ◽  
Ron S. Weening ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Prenatal Diagnosis ◽  
Chronic Granulomatous Disease ◽  
Granulomatous Disease ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Polymerase Chain

scholarly journals Comparison of multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction with serological tests and culture for diagnosing human brucellosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuba Dal ◽  
Soner Sertan Kara ◽  
Aytekin Cikman ◽  
Cigdem Eda Balkan ◽  
Ziya Cibali Acıkgoz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Human Brucellosis ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Serological Tests ◽  
Polymerase Chain

scholarly journals USE OF THE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ASYMPTOMATIC Leishmania INFECTION IN A VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS-ENDEMIC AREA

2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Almeida Silva ◽  
Héctor Dardo Romero ◽  
Aline Fagundes ◽  
Nédia Nehme ◽  
Otávio Fernandes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Visceral Leishmaniasis ◽  
Endemic Area ◽  
Asymptomatic Infection ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Skin Tests ◽  
Leishmania Infection ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Serological Tests ◽  
Polymerase Chain

The diagnosis of asymptomatic infection with Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi has become more important over recent years. Expansion of visceral leishmaniasis might be associated with other routes of transmission such as transfusion, congenital or even vector transmission, and subjects with asymptomatic infection are potential reservoirs. Moreover, the identification of infection may contribute to the management of patients with immunosuppressive conditions (HIV, transplants, use of immunomodulators) and to the assessment of the effectiveness of control measures. In this study, 149 subjects living in a visceral leishmaniasis endemic area were evaluated clinically and submitted to genus-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR), serological testing, and the Montenegro skin test. Forty-nine (32.9%) of the subjects had a positive PCR result and none of them developed the disease within a follow-up period of three years. No association was observed between the results of PCR, serological and skin tests. A positive PCR result in subjects from the endemic area did not indicate a risk of progression to visceral leishmaniasis and was not associated with a positive result in the serological tests.

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