Molecular detection of Histoplasma capsulatum indoors: Apublic health approach

Autor(es)

Amorim-Conselheiro, Juliana ^[1] ; Orico, Lilian Dias ^[1] ; Galvao-Dias, Maria Adelaide ^[1] ; Grigorio, Iraci Martins ^[1] ; Montenegro Neto, Hildebrando ^[1] ; Da Rosa, Adriana Ruckert ^[2] ; Oliveira, Debora Cardoso ^[2] ; Taborda, Carlos Pelleschi ^[3] ; Reis-Menezes, Adriana Araujo ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Zoonoses Surveillance Div Hlth Surveillance Coord, Lab Zoonoses & Vector Borne Dis, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Zoonoses Surveillance Div Hlth Surveillance Coord, Chiroptera Sect, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Pathogen Dimorph Fungi, Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Microbiol, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: REVISTA IBEROAMERICANA DE MICOLOGIA; v. 36, n. 2, p. 79-82, APR 30 2019.
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Resumo

<bold>BACKGROUND: </bold>Histoplasmosis, caused by the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, represents an important public health problem, especially in urban environments where bats and humans cohabit indoors. <bold> </bold>AIMS: <bold> </bold>To detect the presence of H. capsulatum indoors, using samples of bat droppings collected in roost sites inside houses. <bold> </bold>METHODS: <bold> </bold>A Real-Time TaqMan PCR assay targeting the ITS1 region of the ribosomal DNA of H. capsulatum was carried out. <bold> </bold>RESULTS: Fifty-nine sampling points in the municipality of Sao Paulo were inspected, all of them located at inhabited places. H. capsulatum was isolated from nine samples. <bold> </bold>CONCLUSIONS: The rapid identification and monitoring of sites where the fungus is present may contribute to make a more reliable database of H. capsulatum distribution. Copyright (C) 2019 Asociacion Espanola de Micologia. Publicado por Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/06571-2 - Estudo da prevalência de Histoplasma capsulatum e Sporothrix spp em amostras ambientais de áreas urbanas da cidade de São Paulo
• Beneficiário: Adriana Araujo Reis Menezes
• Linha de fomento: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular