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Prevalence of disseminated <i>Histoplasma capsulatum</i> in pulmonary infection patients, attending National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Training Centre, Saye – Nigeria

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Medical mycology

Abstract

Background: Histoplasmosis is a fungus disease caused by a dimorphic organism called Histoplasma capsulatum, it is endemic in United States, Asia, and Africa. Inoculation is through inhalation of infectious spores. Histoplasmosis is missed in diagnosis because it mimics tuberculosis in clinical presentations and not all patients suffering from tuberculosis are tuberculosis patients. The aim is to determine the prevalence of disseminated histoplasmosis among patients with pulmonary infections. Method: This is cross sectional and hospital based. Samples were collected from patients and questionnaires were administered. Three hundred and twenty-two (322) urine samples were aseptically collected in urine tubes and analyzed by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay to detect the presence of galactomannan in the urine samples. Results: Out of 322 samples analyzed, 12 (3.74 %) were positive for the presence of galactomannan while 310 (96.27 %) were negative. Participants of the geriatric age group had the highest prevalence of 12.5 %. Male 8.07 % were more prone to histoplasmosis disease than their female 3.10 % counterpart. The married displayed a high prevalence value of 6.25 % than singles 2.25 % and the divorced 3.57 % and framer were demonstrated a high value of 7.69 % prevalence. Among the risk factors trader had an odd ratio of 3.800 and chest discomfort 1.037 % is a disease symptom associated with histoplasmosis. Conclusion: Disseminated histoplasmosis occur among the study participants through low in prevalence, awareness of its presence should be known to the general public and clinician, diagnosis of histoplasmosis is be done along that of Tuberculosis because it can be co-infection with Tuberculosis for proper treatment regime.

DOI

10.21608/mid.2023.209697.1519

Keywords

Disseminated histoplasmosis, Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, Galactomannan, Histoplasma capsulatum, tuberculosis

Authors

First Name

Osumah

Last Name

Rabiah

MiddleName

Orchewa

Affiliation

Department of Science Laboratory Technology Faculty of Life Sciences P.M.B 1154 university of Benin, Benin City, Edo State

Email

osuma.orchewa@uniben.edu.ng

City

Benin

Orcid

0000-0003-3779-0352

First Name

Muhammad Hassan

Last Name

Doko

MiddleName

Isa

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Email

egidoko@yahoo.com

City

Zaria

Orcid

0000-0002-6273-7601

First Name

Steven

Last Name

Olonitola

MiddleName

Olayeni

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Email

olonisteve@yahoo.com

City

Zaria

Orcid

0000-0003-4716-3723

First Name

osakpamwan

Last Name

Avenbuan

MiddleName

Uzama

Affiliation

Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Nigeria

Email

osakpamwan.uzama@uniben.edu

City

Benin

Orcid

0000-0003-1221-5319

First Name

Daniel

Last Name

Makolo

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Applied Science , Baze University, Abuja- Nigeria

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daniel.makolo@bazeuniversity.edu

City

Abuja

Orcid

0000=0003-2461-2493

First Name

Bussayo

Last Name

Olayinka

MiddleName

Olalekan

Affiliation

Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

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busayoolayinka@yahoo.com

City

Zaria

Orcid

0000-0007-5714-6076

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5

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1

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45807

Issue Date

2024-02-01

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2023-05-08

Publish Date

2024-02-01

Page Start

370

Page End

378

Print ISSN

2682-4132

Online ISSN

2682-4140

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1,157

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Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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Prevalence of disseminated <i>Histoplasma capsulatum</i> in pulmonary infection patients, attending National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Training Centre, Saye – Nigeria

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25 Dec 2024