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Prevalence and susceptibility pattern of <i>Histoplasma capsulatum</i> in patients with pulmonary infection in Northern Nigeria

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Infectious diseases

Abstract

Background: Histoplasma capsulatum is the causative agent of histoplasmosis, a dimorphic fungal disease. The study aimed at determining prevalence and susceptibility pattern of Histoplasma capsulatum among patients with pulmonary infection in Northern Nigeria. Material and Methods: This is a cross sectional and hospital-based study. Samples were collected from patients and questionnaires were administered. Three hundred and twenty-two sputum samples were collected and analysed with standard microbiological methods. The use of lactophenol cotton blue dye, revealed the presence of yeast like cells. Varieties differentiation was done by urease test. Sociodemographic and risk factors associated with histoplasmosis were determined by administering questionnaires to participants. Antifungal E-test strips were used to determine the susceptibility and data analysed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20 at 5% significance level. Results: Histoplasma var. duboisii was isolated with 18(5.59 %) prevalence. Geriatric age (12.5 %), had the highest prevalence among the age groups in the study. Males (8.07 %), having high prevalence than females (3.10 %). The married and Civil servants had 6.25 %, and 8.69 % prevalence respectively and statistically associated with histoplasmosis. The immunocompromised and traders among the risk factors considered in the study, has an odd ratio of 1.026 and 1.060. Amphotericin B was most effective in this study. Conclusion: Histoplasmosis mimics tuberculosis in clinical presentations, hence, should be diagnosed alongside tuberculosis infection before commencement of therapy, awareness campaign, public policy should be made by the government on its presence and how to tackle the disease alongside AIDS and Tuberculosis.

DOI

10.21608/mid.2023.216101.1537

Keywords

antifungal agent, E-test antifungal strip, Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii, Histoplasmosis

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

Last Name

DOKO

MiddleName

Hassan Isa

Affiliation

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

Email

olonisteve@yahoo.com

City

Zaria

Orcid

0000-0003-4716-3723

First Name

Ocholi

Last Name

Yahaya

MiddleName

Yahaya

Affiliation

department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University. Zaria Nigeria

Email

ocholiahmed@gmail.com

City

Zaria

Orcid

0000-0001-5516-8204

First Name

Yahaya UNGOKORE

Last Name

Hussain

MiddleName

Hussain

Affiliation

Department of pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University.Sokoto State

Email

hussaini.yahaya@udusok.edu.ng

City

sokoto

Orcid

-

First Name

Busayo

Last Name

Olayinka

MiddleName

Olalekan

Affiliation

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

Email

busayoolayinka@yahoo.com

City

Zaria

Orcid

0000-0007-5714-6076

Volume

5

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

47401

Issue Date

2024-05-01

Receive Date

2023-06-07

Publish Date

2024-05-01

Page Start

822

Page End

833

Print ISSN

2682-4132

Online ISSN

2682-4140

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1,157

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Publication Title

Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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Prevalence and susceptibility pattern of <i>Histoplasma capsulatum</i> in patients with pulmonary infection in Northern Nigeria

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25 Dec 2024