Titre :
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Histoplasmosis and Paracoccidioidomycosis in northwestern Argentina III. Epidemiological survey in Vipos, La Toma, and Choromoro - Trancas, Tucumán, Argentina. (1999)
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Auteurs :
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A.V.G. DE KOMAID ;
I.B. DE KESTELMAN ;
E. DURAN ;
Cátedra de Micologia. Instituto de Microbiologia "Dr Luis C Verna". Facultad de Bioquimica. Quimica y Farmacia. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. San Miguel de Tucum n Tucum n. ARG
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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European journal of epidemiology (vol. 15, n° 4, 1999)
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Pagination :
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383-388
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Champignon
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Mycose
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Infection
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Epidémiologie
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Prévalence
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Homme
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Argentine
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Amérique
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Amérique du Sud
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST X45R0xS1. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The present work was undertaken to obtain epidemiological data on the extent and distribution of Hisloplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum and Paracoccidiodes brasiliensis diseases in the Vipos, La Toma and Choromoro areas. Skin test surveys with histoplasmin and paracoccidioidin were carried out in the permanent human population of those localities. Mycological sputum studies and serological tests were performed to skin test reactors to determine if there were signs or symptoms of active mycotic disease. La Toma and Choromoro are highly prevalent areas of histoplasmosis (>30% the histoplasmin positive individuals) whereas Vipos can be relatively considered a highly prevalent area (between 20-30% the histoplasmin reactors) according to the normally accepted range used to define an endemic disease [2]. Early Histoplasma capsulatum infection (
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