Histoplasmosis among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania.
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Lofgren, SM; Kirsch, EJ; Maro, VP; Morrissey, AB; Msuya, LJ; Kinabo, GD; Saganda, W; Diefenthal, HC; Ramadhani, HO; Wheat, LJ; Crump, JA
Published in: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
August 2012
Histoplasmosis may be common in East Africa but the diagnosis is rarely confirmed. We report 9 (0.9%) cases of probable histoplasmosis retrospectively identified among 970 febrile inpatients studied in northern Tanzania. Median (range) age was 31 (6, 44) years, 6 (67%) were female, 6 (67%) HIV-infected; 7 (78%) were clinically diagnosed with tuberculosis or bacterial pneumonia. Histoplasmosis is an important cause of febrile illness in Tanzania but is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis. Increased clinician awareness and availability of reliable diagnostic tests may improve patient outcomes.
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Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
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1878-3503
Publication Date
August 2012
Volume
106
Issue
8
Start / End Page
504 / 507
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Young Adult
- Tuberculosis
- Tropical Medicine
- Tanzania
- Retrospective Studies
- Male
- Humans
- Hospitalization
- Histoplasmosis
- Histoplasma
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Lofgren, S. M., Kirsch, E. J., Maro, V. P., Morrissey, A. B., Msuya, L. J., Kinabo, G. D., … Crump, J. A. (2012). Histoplasmosis among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 106(8), 504–507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2012.05.009
Lofgren, Sarah M., Emily J. Kirsch, Venance P. Maro, Anne B. Morrissey, Levina J. Msuya, Grace D. Kinabo, Wilbrod Saganda, et al. “Histoplasmosis among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania.” Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 106, no. 8 (August 2012): 504–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2012.05.009.
Lofgren SM, Kirsch EJ, Maro VP, Morrissey AB, Msuya LJ, Kinabo GD, et al. Histoplasmosis among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Aug;106(8):504–7.
Lofgren, Sarah M., et al. “Histoplasmosis among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania.” Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, vol. 106, no. 8, Aug. 2012, pp. 504–07. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2012.05.009.
Lofgren SM, Kirsch EJ, Maro VP, Morrissey AB, Msuya LJ, Kinabo GD, Saganda W, Diefenthal HC, Ramadhani HO, Wheat LJ, Crump JA. Histoplasmosis among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Aug;106(8):504–507.
Published In
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
DOI
EISSN
1878-3503
Publication Date
August 2012
Volume
106
Issue
8
Start / End Page
504 / 507
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Young Adult
- Tuberculosis
- Tropical Medicine
- Tanzania
- Retrospective Studies
- Male
- Humans
- Hospitalization
- Histoplasmosis
- Histoplasma