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

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...

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Autores principales: Pakasa, Nestor, Biber, Asaf, Nsiangana, Samuel, Imposo, Désiré, Sumaili, Ernest, Muhindo, Hypolite, Buitrago, Maria J., Barshack, Iris, Schwartz, Eli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6200001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30334708
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.180236
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Sumario: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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