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African histoplasmosis: new clinical and microbiological insights.
Medical mycology - 1 Jan 2018
Valero C, Gago S, Monteiro M C, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Buitrago M J
Abstract excerpt
African histoplasmosis is defined as the fungal infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii (Hcd). Studies focused on distinguishing Hcd and H. capsulatum var. capsulatum (Hcc), which coexist in Africa, are scarce or outdated, and African strains are continuously underrepresented. In this work, 13 cases of African patients with histoplasmosis diagnosed in the Spanish Mycology Reference Laboratory...
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