African Histoplasmosis in HIV-Negative Patients, Kimpese, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Autor:	Nestor Pakasa, Asaf Biber, Samuel Nsiangana, Désiré Imposo, Ernest Sumaili, Hypolite Muhindo, Maria J. Buitrago, Iris Barshack, Eli Schwartz
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	African histoplasmosis Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii Democratic Republic of the Congo Kimpese fungi histoplasmosis Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 11, Pp 2068-2070 (2018)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2411.180236
Popis:	We describe a case series of histoplasmosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii during July 2011–January 2014 in Kimpese, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Cases were confirmed by histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and reverse transcription PCR. All patients were HIV negative. Putative sources for the pathogen were cellar bats and guano fertilizer exploitation.
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