Scientific Commons: F. Laguna

Diagnostic Utility of a Multiplex Herpesvirus PCR Assay Performed with Cerebrospinal Fluid from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients with Neurological Disorders

Quereda, C., Corral, I., Laguna, F., Valencia, M. E., Tenorio, A., Echeverria, J. E., ...

We used a multiplex nested-PCR assay for the simultaneous detection in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of five human herpesviruses (HVs) (cytomegalovirus [CMV], Epstein-Barr virus [EBV], varicella-zoster...

Leishmania and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection: the first 10 years.

Alvar, J, Cañavate, C, Gutiérrez-Solar, B, Jiménez, M, Laguna, F, López-Vélez, R, ...

Over 850 Leishmania-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection cases have been recorded, the majority in Europe, where 7 to 17% of HIV-positive individuals with fever have amastigotes, suggesting...

Parasitic culture of buffy coat for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.

López-Vélez, R, Laguna, F, Alvar, J, Pérez-Molina, J A, Molina, R, Martinez, P, ...

Two samples of buffy coat from the peripheral blood of 25 human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients with proven visceral leishmaniasis, as determined with a bone marrow aspirate (stain and...

Comparison of four molecular typing methods for evaluating genetic diversity among Candida albicans isolates from human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients with oral candidiasis.

Díaz-Guerra, T M, Martínez-Suárez, J V, Laguna, F, Rodríguez-Tudela, J L

Candida albicans strain delineation by karyotyping. NotI restriction pattern analysis, hybridization with specific probe 27A, and PCR fingerprinting with the phage M13 core sequence were performed...