Prevalence of Histoplasmosis and Molecular Characterization of Histoplasma species in Patients with Presumptive Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Calabar, Nigeria.

Bassey Ewa Ekeng Rita Okeoghene OladeleUbleni E EmangheErnest A OchangTatfeng Y Mirabeau

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)

Histoplasmosis is not uncommon among presumptive TB patients. There should be proper microbiological investigation of patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of TB to exclude cases of histoplasmosis.

Keyphrases

pulmonary tuberculosis
mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
risk factors
patient reported outcomes