Detection of histoplasma capsulatum in domestic chicken droppings in Olenguruone, Nakuru County

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dc.contributor.author	Kipyegon, Kemoi E.	-
dc.contributor.author	Musyoki, Stanslaus K.	-
dc.contributor.author	Kariuki, Stephen M.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-08T09:52:17Z	-
dc.date.available	2024-05-08T09:52:17Z	-
dc.date.issued	2017-05	-
dc.identifier.citation	European scientific journal, Vol.13, No.15, May 2017	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1857-7431	-
dc.identifier.issn	https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/236410001.pdf	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.seku.ac.ke/xmlui/handle/123456789/7548	-
dc.description	doi: 10.19044/esj.2017.v13n15p119	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Histoplasmosis is a serious community acquired fungal infection among immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. Chicken droppings were evaluated for the presence of Histoplasma capsulatum, by culturing in Blood agar, SABHI and SDA agar at 25°C and 37°C. Exoantigen were used for confirmation. Two Histoplasma capsulatum were isolated in this study. The study found that Chicken droppings harbor Histoplasma species.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	European Scientific Institute	en_US
dc.subject	Histoplasma Capsulatum	en_US
dc.subject	Chicken droppings	en_US
dc.subject	dimorphic fungus	en_US
dc.title	Detection of histoplasma capsulatum in domestic chicken droppings in Olenguruone, Nakuru County	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
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