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mSphere, 2020 Histoplasma is an endemic dimorphic fungus that can cause disease in healthy and immunocompromised individuals after the transition of inhaled spores into the facultative intracellular yeast form. There is substantial diversity among Histoplasma species,
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Genome Sequences Reveal Cryptic Speciation in the Human Pathogen
mBio, 2017 Histoplasma capsulatum is a pathogenic fungus that causes life-threatening lung infections. About 500,000 people are exposed to H. capsulatum each year in the United States, and over 60% of the U.S. population has been exposed to the fungus at some point
Victoria E. Sepúlveda +4 more
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A medium for inducing conversion of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum into its yeast-like form
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1992 Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum is a dimorphic fungus that, under special conditions, converts from its more common mycelial form to a yeast-like form. Achieving this conversion, however, has been problematical for researchers.
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023 Introduction Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Histoplasma capsulatum var capsulatum is found in Martinique. Cluster cases following working in deserted house, have been described in Martinique. Cases of acute pulmonary
Moustapha Agossou +4 more
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Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2004 A histoplasmose é uma doença fúngica causada pela inalação de esporos de Histoplasma capsulatum. A maioria dos indivíduos normais não apresenta doença após pequena inalação, porém exposições mais prolongadas podem levar ao desenvolvimento de infecção ...
Simone Castelo Branco Fortaleza +4 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018 Background American histoplasmosis is a mycosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. A variety of clinical features of histoplasmosis have been commonly described ranging from asymptomatic infections to severe pulmonary infections.
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International Journal of Speleology, 2020 There have been increasing reports on the presence of Histoplasma capsulatum in some European countries. The study investigated the presence of Histoplasma in bat guanos, speleologists with records of visiting Histoplasma-endemic regions and patients ...
Janez Mulec +4 more
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Chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis in Portugal: a case report
Galicia Clínica, 2019 Resumo: A histoplasmose pulmonar é uma doença infeciosa rara na Europa, sendo causada pelo Histoplasma capsulatum, um fungo dimórfico presente no solo contaminado por excrementos de aves e morcegos.
João Parreira +3 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) secondary to Histoplasma capsulatum infection is a rare disorder with poor outcome. Although cases of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have been well documented, little study has reported
Hongchao Chen +6 more
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Histoplasmose disseminada no Rio Grande do Sul Disseminated histoplasmosis in Rio Grande do Sul
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2004 Este trabalho descreve os aspectos epidemiológicos e clínico-laboratoriais de 111 casos de histoplasmose disseminada provenientes do Rio Grande do Sul, no período de 25 anos (1977-2002).
Gisela Unis +2 more
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