Epidemiological study of histoplasmosis in Thailand. XXI. A survey in Bangkok

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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
  • Nanta Maranetra 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
  • Merani Thianprasit Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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Abstract

A survey carried out on 2,500 persons in Bangkok where a histoplasmosis case had been reported, showed 2.6 per cent of histoplasmin reactors, of whom chest radiography revealed 30.7 per cent positive findings. Soil study was negative.

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28-11-2023

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Prijyanonda, B., Bovornkitti, S., Maranetra, N., Mettiyawongse, S., & Thianprasit, M. (2023). Epidemiological study of histoplasmosis in Thailand. XXI. A survey in Bangkok. Siriraj Medical Journal, 22(3), 192–198. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/263516

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