[Histoplasma capsulatum: isolation from bats in Cuba].
A mycologic-serologic study of 169 bats of species Artibeus jamaicensis parvipos, Brachyphyllanana, Eptesicus fuscus dutertreus, Tadarida brasiliensis muscula and Mormoops blainvillei which were catched in a cave of Havana province is presented. Histoplasma capsulatum were isolated from the lungs, liver and spleen, in four out of the five species studied. All species were serologically negative.
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D003462:Cuba; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000662:veterinary
Histoplasma capsulatum: aislamiento de murciélagos en Cuba.