Histoplasmosis epidémica II. Hallazgos en la Cueva del Edén (Cunday, Tolima)

Elizabeth Castañeda, Alberto Cadena, Alvaro Aguilera, Luz Helena Sanín, Liberto Ajello, Robert Weeks, Vladimir Corredor, Mauricio Restrepo, .

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v1i4.1803
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The findings of the study of the Eden cave (Cunday, Tolima) are reported. in relation to the isolation of Histoplasma capsulatum as agent of a former outbreak of histoplasmosis among visitors to the cave. The agent was  isolated from 8 out of 27 samples of soil and bat's droppings obtained incide the cave. The cultures of liver, lung and spleen from 100 out of 233 cave's bats dwellers. belonging to 4 genera, were negative for H. capsulatum.

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  • Elizabeth Castañeda Instituto Nacional de Salud
    Microbióloga , M. Sc. Laboratorio de Micología Médica, INS
  • Alberto Cadena Universidad Nacional de Colombia
    Ph. D., Jefe de la Unidad de Mastozoología, Zoología, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Museo de Ciencias Naturales, U. Nacional
  • Alvaro Aguilera Instituto Nacional de Salud
    M. D., MPH., Grupo de Epidemiología, INS.
  • Luz Helena Sanín Center for Disease Control
    Mycotic Diseases División, Center for intections diseases, Center for Disease Control, Public Health Service. U.S. Departament of Health and Human Services, Antlanta Georgia
  • Liberto Ajello Universidad Nacional
    Estudiante de Biología, Universidad Nacional, Grupo de Sueros
  • Robert Weeks Instituto Nacional de Salud
    M.D., Grupo de Sanidad del Ambiente, INS.
  • Vladimir Corredor Instituto Nacional de Salud
    M.D., Grupo de Sanidad del Ambiente, INS.
  • Mauricio Restrepo Instituto Nacional de Salud
    M.D., Grupo de Sanidad del Ambiente, INS.
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Castañeda E, Cadena A, Aguilera A, Sanín LH, Ajello L, Weeks R, et al. Histoplasmosis epidémica II. Hallazgos en la Cueva del Edén (Cunday, Tolima). biomedica [Internet]. 1981 Dec. 1 [cited 2024 May 16];1(4):208-12. Available from: https://revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/1803
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Vol. 1 No. 4 (1981)
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Original articles

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