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Volume 24, Number 11—November 2018
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African Histoplasmosis in HIV-Negative Patients, Kimpese, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Nestor Pakasa, Asaf BiberComments to Author , Samuel Nsiangana, Désiré Imposo, Ernest Sumaili, Hypolite Muhindo, Maria J. Buitrago, Iris Barshack, and Eli Schwartz
Author affiliations: University of Kinshasa Hospital, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (N. Pakasa, E. Sumaili, H. Muhindo); Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel (A. Biber, I. Barshack, E. Schwartz); Institut Médical Evangélique, Kimpese, Democratic Republic of the Congo (S. Nsiangana, D. Imposo); University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium (H. Muhindo); Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain (M.J. Buitrago)

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Table

Characteristics of patients with African histoplasmosis, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 2011–January 2014

Characteristics Value*
Sex
M 13 (36.1)
F
 23 (63.9)
Year of diagnosis
2011 13 (36.1)
2012 19 (52.8)
2013 3 (8.3)
2014
 1 (2.8)
Age, y, median (interquartile range) 20.5 (10.5−39.0)
3–16 15 (41.7)
17–49 15 (41.7)
>50 6 (16.6)

*Values are no. (%) except as indicated.

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