African histoplasmosis in HIV-negative patients, kimpese, democratic Republic of the Congo

Abstract

We describe a case series of histoplasmosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii during July 2011– January 2014 in Kimpese, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Cases were confirmed by histopathology, immu-nohistochemistry, and reverse transcription PCR. All patients were HIV negative. Putative sources for the pathogen were cellar bats and guano fertilizer exploitation.