Histoplasmin and Paracoccidioidin Skin Reactivity in Infantile Population of Northern Argentina

MANGIATERRA, M; ALONSO, JM; GALVAN, M; GIUSIANO, G; GORODNER, G

REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SãO PAULO

INST MEDICINA TROPICAL SAO PAULO

Año: 1996 vol. 38 p. 349 - 353

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In order to estimate ages at which etiological agents of systemic mycoses initiate infection, histoplasmin and paracoccidioidin skin reactivity were performed in 344 children of both sexes, between 2 and 15 years old. The overall infection rate for H.capsulatum was 9.2% belonging to children from 4 to 14 years old, without significant differences among sexes. Five children from 2 to 14 year old were positive to paracocciodioidn (1.6%). Results show H. capsulatum infection can be found from age 4, while for P. brasiliensis the lower limit was two year old.