Detection and phylogenetic characterization of a case of Histoplasma capsulatum infection in mainland China

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Jun;90(6):1180-3. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0048. Epub 2014 Mar 31.

Abstract

Histoplasmosis usually occurs in specific endemic areas. Sporadic cases have also been reported in mainland China. Here, we described an indigenous case of disseminated histoplasmosis. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the Histoplasma capsulatum isolated in our case belongs to the Australian clade. Combined with previous studies, it revealed high genetic diversity among Chinese H. capsulatum isolates.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Intravenous
  • Administration, Oral
  • Adult
  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bone Marrow / parasitology
  • China
  • DNA, Fungal / chemistry
  • DNA, Fungal / genetics
  • Genetic Variation
  • Histoplasma / genetics
  • Histoplasma / isolation & purification*
  • Histoplasmosis / diagnosis
  • Histoplasmosis / drug therapy
  • Histoplasmosis / parasitology*
  • Humans
  • Itraconazole / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Phylogeny
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • DNA, Fungal
  • Itraconazole
  • Amphotericin B