Epidemiological study of histoplasmosis in Thailand. XIX. A survey in Ranong Province

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  • Banyat Prijyanonda Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Somchai Bovornkitti Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Merani Thianprasit Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Sorn Mettiyawongse Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Nivat Chantarakul Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand
  • Sompatana Dharmasaroj Ranong Health Office
  • Kasame Vanabhuti Ranong Hosital

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Abstract

A survey carried out on 1,213 local inhabitants of Ranong Province where a histoplasmosis case had been reported, showed 36.12 percent of histoplasmin reactors, of whom chest radiography revealed 25.0 percent positive findings. Soil culture was negative.

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28-11-2023

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Prijyanonda, B. ., Bovornkitti, S., Thianprasit, M., Mettiyawongse, S., Chantarakul, N., Dharmasaroj, S., & Vanabhuti, K. (2023). Epidemiological study of histoplasmosis in Thailand. XIX. A survey in Ranong Province. Siriraj Medical Journal, 22(1), 19–26. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/263134

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Vol. 22 No. 1 (1970): January

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