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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Pakasa, Nestor ; Biber, Asaf ; Nsiangana, Samuel ; Imposo, Désiré ; Sumaili, Ernest ; Muhindo, Hypolite ; Buitrago, Maria J. ; Barshack, Iris ; Schwartz, Eli
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Female Histoplasma Histoplasmosis Humans Immunohistochemistry Male Middle Aged Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(11):2068-2070
• Pubmed ID:
  30334708
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6200001
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6ec376494735617111e03f0f7276be0ff9792701c03d02fef1b0eadf7cbe2a54
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/60387/cdc_60387_DS1.pdf
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