Detection of Environmental Sources of Histoplasma capsulatum in Chiang Mai, Thailand, by Nested PCR

• Main Authors: Treepradab Norkaew, Hideaki Ohno, Pojana Sriburee, Koichi Tanabe, Prasit Tharavichitkul, Piyawan Takarn, Tanpalang Puengchan, Sara Bumrungsri, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Immunology and Microbiology; Veterinary
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84888850381&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/52073
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis caused by inhaling spores of Histoplasma capsulatum, a dimorphic fungus. This fungus grows in soil contaminated with bat and avian excreta. Each year, patients with disseminated histoplasmosis have been diagnosed in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. No published inf...