High prevalence and mortality due to Histoplasma capsulatum in the Brazilian Amazon: An autopsy study

BACKGROUND: Histoplasmosis is acquired by inhalation of spores of the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma spp. Although this pathogen is distributed worldwide, it is more prevalent in the Americas. However, the real burden of histoplasmosis remains undefined in many endemic regions. METHODOLOGY: We conduct...

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Autores principales: Rakislova, Natalia, Hurtado, Juan Carlos, Palhares, Antonio E. M., Ferreira, Luiz, Freire, Monique, Lacerda, Marcus, Monteiro, Wuelton, Navarro, Mireia, Casas, Isaac, Teixeira, Marcus de Melo, Castillo, Paola, Rodrigo-Calvo, Maria Teresa, Marimon, Lorena, Guerrero, José, Varo, Rosauro, Delgado, Vima, Quintó, Llorenç, Marco, Francesc, Letang, Emilio, Vila, Jordi, Bassat, Quique, Menéndez, Clara, Ordi, Jaume, Martínez, Miguel J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8049479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33819269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009286

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8049479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33819269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009286

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