Epidemiological study of histoplasmosis in Thailand. XIX. A survey in Ranong Province

Banyat  Prijyanonda; Somchai Bovornkitti; Merani Thianprasit; Sorn Mettiyawongse; Nivat Chantarakul; Sompatana Dharmasaroj; Kasame Vanabhuti

Siriraj Medical Journal (Nov 2023)

Epidemiological study of histoplasmosis in Thailand. XIX. A survey in Ranong Province

Banyat Prijyanonda,
Somchai Bovornkitti,
Merani Thianprasit,
Sorn Mettiyawongse,
Nivat Chantarakul,
Sompatana Dharmasaroj,
Kasame Vanabhuti

Affiliations

Banyat Prijyanonda: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Somchai Bovornkitti: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Merani Thianprasit: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Sorn Mettiyawongse: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Nivat Chantarakul: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand
Sompatana Dharmasaroj: Ranong Health Office
Kasame Vanabhuti: Ranong Hosital

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 1

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A survey carried out on 1,213 local inhabitants of Ranong Province where a histoplasmosis case had been reported, showed 36.12 percent of histoplasmin reactors, of whom chest radiography revealed 25.0 percent positive findings. Soil culture was negative.

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Published in Siriraj Medical Journal

ISSN: 2228-8082 (Online)
Publisher: Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
Country of publisher: Thailand
LCC subjects: Medicine
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