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Histoplasma Capsulatum

Revista da Faculdade de Odontologia de Porto Alegre, 2022
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José Oscar Schneider Santos
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Histoplasma capsulatum in Bat Species in Portugal [PDF]

Veterinary Sciences
Histoplasmosis, caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, poses health risks to various mammals, including humans. Bats are primary wild carriers of Histoplasma capsulatum, playing a crucial role in its epidemiology.
Jaqueline T. Bento, Ana Cláudia Coelho, Hugo Rebelo, João R. Mesquita   +3 more
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Surface architecture of Histoplasma capsulatum [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2011
The dimorphic fungal pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum is the most frequent cause of clinically significant fungal pneumonia in humans. H. capsulatum virulence is achieved, in part, through diverse and dynamic alterations to the fungal cell surface ...
Allan J. Guimaraes, Allan J. Guimaraes, Mariana D. de Cerqueira, Joshua D Nosanchuk   +3 more
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Histoplasma capsulatum prosthetic joint infection. [PDF]

Med Mycol Case Rep, 2023
Immunocompromised patients are at risk of opportunistic infections. This is a 67-year-old woman with systemic sclerosis and knee osteoarthritis who underwent left total knee arthroplasty in 2009. In 2018 she underwent surgery for presumed aseptic loosening.
Rajme-López S, González-Lara MF, Rangel-Cordero A, Ponce-de-León A.   +3 more
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Closing the Gap in Proteomic Identification of Histoplasma capsulatum: A Case Report and Review of Literature [PDF]

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Histoplasmosis is a globally distributed systemic infection caused by the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum (H. capsulatum). This fungus can cause a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, and the diagnosis of progressive disseminated ...
Terenzio Cosio, Roberta Gaziano, Carla Fontana, Enrico Salvatore Pistoia, Rosalba Petruccelli, Marco Favaro, Francesca Pica, Silvia Minelli, Maria Cristina Bossa, Anna Altieri, Domenico Ombres, Nikkia Zarabian, Cartesio D’Agostini   +12 more
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Antifungal Activity of Chitosan against Histoplasma capsulatum in Planktonic and Biofilm Forms: A Therapeutic Strategy in the Future? [PDF]

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Histoplasmosis is a respiratory disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, a dimorphic fungus, with high mortality and morbidity rates, especially in immunocompromised patients.
Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante, Anderson da Cunha Costa, Jacó Ricarte Lima de Mesquita, Gessica dos Santos Araújo, Rosemeyre Souza Freire, João Victor Serra Nunes, Augusto Feynman Dias Nobre, Mirele Rodrigues Fernandes, Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha, Waldemiro de Aquino Pereira Neto, Thomas Crouzier, Ulrike Schimpf, Rodrigo Silveira Viera   +12 more
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Elevated carbon dioxide enhances the growth and reduces the antifungal susceptibility of Histoplasma capsulatum [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum
Histoplasma capsulatum is a thermally dimorphic fungal pathogen. It causes approximately 500,000 infections annually in the United States. Histoplasma is present as avirulent mycelia in the soil and transforms into pathogenic yeasts at the human body ...
Qian Shen, Kelsey Steinmetz
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Etymologia: Histoplasma capsulatum [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Monika Mahajan
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Histoplasma capsulatum requires peroxisomes for multiple virulence functions including siderophore biosynthesis [PDF]

mBio, 2023
Peroxisomes are versatile eukaryotic organelles essential for many functions in fungi, including fatty acid metabolism, reactive oxygen species detoxification, and secondary metabolite biosynthesis.
Peter J. Brechting, Chandan Shah, Liva Rakotondraibe, Qian Shen, Chad A. Rappleye   +4 more
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Evidence of Histoplasma capsulatum seropositivity and exploration of risk factors for exposure in Busia county, western Kenya: Analysis of the PAZ dataset.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundDespite recognition of histoplasmosis as a disease of national public health concern in Kenya, the burden of Histoplasma capsulatum in the general population remains unknown.
Tessa Rose Cornell, Lian Francesca Thomas, Elizabeth Anne Jessie Cook, Gina Pinchbeck, Judy Bettridge, Lauren Gordon, Velma Kivali, Alice Kiyong'a, Eric Maurice Fèvre, Claire Elizabeth Scantlebury   +9 more
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