Histoplasmin sensitivity among a student population in Crema, Po Valley, Italy.
Histoplasmin skin tests were conducted on a student population in Crema, Po Valley, Italy. In this geographical area two autochtonal cases of disseminated histoplasmosis occurred in HIV-negative men. In the last year we tested 776 senior high school students, mean age 18 years, 335 males and 441 females. Histopalsmin skin sensitivity was 1.23%, with a mean area of induration of 5.78 mm. All subjects but one had never been abroad. This preliminary survey confirms the possibility of autochtonal histoplasmal infection in the Po Valley, Italy.
Confalonieri
M
M
Department of Respiratory Diseases, Crema Hospital, Cremona, Italy.
Gandola
L
L
Aiolfi
S
S
Parigi
P
P
Mazzoni
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D006659:Histoplasmin / Q000276:immunology*; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012882:Skin Tests; D013334:Students
D006659:Histoplasmin