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Histoplasma capsulatum in Cayenne, French Guiana

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We carried out a soil sampling survey in September 2008 in central Cayenne, French Guiana, using molecular methods to assess the presence of the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Four of the 31 samples collected (12.9 %) tested positive by PCR, with confirmation of the result by DNA sequencing. H. capsulatum is therefore present in urban environments in French Guiana. These results provide additional support for the primary prophylaxis of AIDS-related histoplasmosis in French Guiana.

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This study was supported by Gilead Sciences (Foster City, CA).

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  1. Faculté de Médecine-EA 3593, Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon, Laboratoire Hospitalier et Universitaire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, BP 6006, rue des flamboyants, UAG 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana

    Olivier Moquet, Denis Blanchet, Stéphane Simon, Vincent Veron, Myriam Michel & Christine Aznar

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Moquet, O., Blanchet, D., Simon, S. et al. Histoplasma capsulatum in Cayenne, French Guiana. Mycopathologia 174, 331–334 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-012-9550-y

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