Coccidioides posadasii Infection in Bats, Brazil

To analyze the eco-epidemiologic aspects of Histoplasma capsulatum in Brazil, we tested 83 bats for this fungus. Although H. capsulatum was not isolated, Coccidioides posadasii was recovered from Carollia perspicillata bat lungs. Immunologic studies detected coccidioidal antibodies and antigens in G...

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Autores principales: Cordeiro, Rossana de Aguiar, Rocha de Castro e Silva, Kylvia, Brilhante, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira, Moura, Francisco Bergson Pinheiro, Duarte, Naylê Francelino Holanda, Marques, Francisca Jakelyne de Farias, Cordeiro, Rebecca de Aguiar, Filho, Renato Evando Moreira, Bezerra de Araújo, Roberto Wagner, Bandeira, Tereza de Jesus Pinheiro Gomes, Rocha, Marcos Fábio Gadelha, Sidrim, José Júlio Costa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3309697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22469192
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1804.111641
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Sumario:To analyze the eco-epidemiologic aspects of Histoplasma capsulatum in Brazil, we tested 83 bats for this fungus. Although H. capsulatum was not isolated, Coccidioides posadasii was recovered from Carollia perspicillata bat lungs. Immunologic studies detected coccidioidal antibodies and antigens in Glossophaga soricina and Desmodus rotundus bats.

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