isolation of histoplasma capsulatum from soil samples of four caves from Rio Claro region, department of Antioquia, Colombia
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https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.3368Keywords:
Histoplama Capsulatu, Histoplasmosis, Inhalation infection, Caves, Guacharos (Streatornis Caripensis)Abstract
Fifty soil specimens from 4 caves located in the Río Claro region of the Department of Antioquia, Colombia, were studied In order to recover Histoplasma capstilatum in its natural form. Two of the specimens, obtained from different sites of one of the caves, were positive. The methods employed for cultivation are described and the implications of the presence of the fungus for tourists visiting the caves are discussed.
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