Revisiting old friends: Developments in understanding Histoplasma capsulatum pathogenesis

Abstract excerpt

Histoplasma capsulatum is a dimorphic pathogenic fungus and causative agent of histoplasmosis, which is a respiratory and systemic infection that is particularly severe in immunocompromised hosts and represents the fungal homolog of tuberculosis. In highly endemic regions, the majority of individuals have been infected and carry the organism in a persistent latent form that is a danger for reactivation if host...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Fungal Infections and Studies
• Share to Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
• Share to Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies