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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]

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The gold standard for diagnosis of histoplasma infection is direct visualization of the oviod yeast cells in the tissue samples and body fluid specimen. Antigen testing is an useful method for rapid diagnosis of histoplasma infection.

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  1. Azar MM, Hage CA (2017). "Laboratory diagnostics for Histoplasmosis". J Clin Microbiol. doi:10.1128/JCM.02430-16. PMID 28275076.
  2. Hage CA, Azar MM, Bahr N, Loyd J, Wheat LJ (2015). "Histoplasmosis: Up-to-Date Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Management". Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 36 (5): 729–45. doi:10.1055/s-0035-1562899. PMID 26398539.
  3. Dieng T, Massaly A, Sow D, Vellaissamy S, Sylla K, Tine RC; et al. (2017). "Amplification of blood smear DNA to confirm disseminated histoplasmosis". Infection. doi:10.1007/s15010-017-0989-0. PMID 28214953.
  4. Damasceno LS, Leitão TM, Taylor ML, Muniz MM, Zancopé-Oliveira RM (2016). "The use of genetic markers in the molecular epidemiology of histoplasmosis: a systematic review". Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 35 (1): 19–27. doi:10.1007/s10096-015-2508-5. PMID 26589702.
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