African histoplasmosis in HIV-negative patients, kimpese, democratic Republic of the Congo

Nestor Pakasa; Asaf Biber; Samuel Nsiangana; Désiré Imposo; Ernest Sumaili; Hypolite Muhindo; Maria J. Buitrago; Iris Barshack; Eli Schwartz

doi:10.3201/eid2411.180236

African histoplasmosis in HIV-negative patients, kimpese, democratic Republic of the Congo

Nestor Pakasa, Asaf Biber^*, Samuel Nsiangana, Désiré Imposo, Ernest Sumaili, Hypolite Muhindo, Maria J. Buitrago, Iris Barshack, Eli Schwartz

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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, immu-nohistochemistry, and reverse transcription PCR. All patients were HIV negative. Putative sources for the pathogen were cellar bats and guano fertilizer exploitation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2068-2070
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	24
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.180236
State	Published - Nov 2018
Externally published	Yes

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African histoplasmosis in HIV-negative patients, kimpese, democratic Republic of the Congo

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