@article{4cb196273ccc4352ac255cfdd318fe00,
title = "Presencia de Histoplasma capsulatum en Heces de Palomas Mensajeras y de Castilla en la Ciudad de Lima, Per",
abstract = "The fungus Histoplasma capsulatum is the causative agent of histoplasmosis, disease of public health importance. The aim of this study was to determine its presence in faeces of domestic pigeons (Columba livia) in the city of Lima, Peru. Faecal samples (n=245) were collected, processed and cultivated in Sabouraud agar at 37 and 28 °C for 2 to 4 weeks approximately. The colonies were identified by macroscopic and microscopic characteristics. Only 0.41% (1/245) of samples were positive to H. capsulatum, while the beta-pert (@Risk) stochastic simulation showed a minimum prevalence of 0.369% and a maximum prevalence of 0.451%.",
keywords = "Domestic pigeons, Histoplasma capsulatum, Public health",
author = "Yurie, {Arias G.} and Siever, {Morales C.} and Eglinton, {Villacaqui A.}",
note = "Funding Information: Distribuci{\'o}n de la prevalencia del hongoHistoplasmacapsulatum por distribuci{\'o}n estoc{\'a}stica beta-pert (@Risk) en muestras de heces de palomas de Castilla y palo-mas mensajeras (n=245) en la ciudad de Lima, Per{\'u} (2015) morfol{\'o}gicas se realizaron pruebas adiciona-les (tinta china, prueba de urea) para identifi-car la especie. Cuando la colonia present{\'o} crecimiento tipo moho, se hizo una impronta con cinta adhesiva sobre una l{\'a}mina portaobjetos que conten{\'i}a una gota de lactofenol, y se observ{\'o} en el microscopio a 40X y a 100X para observar la presencia de un conidi{\'o}foro que permita identificar la es-pecie.",
year = "2017",
month = jul,
day = "1",
doi = "10.15381/rivep.v28i3.13348",
language = "Espa{\~n}ol",
volume = "28",
pages = "636--641",
journal = "Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru",
issn = "1682-3419",
publisher = "Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos",
number = "3",
}
