TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Histoplasmosis A1 - Woods, Charles R. A2 - Kline, Mark W. PY - 2018 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - Histoplasmosis, the most common endemic fungal infection in the United States, is caused by a thermal dimorphic fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum. The extent and degree of environmental contamination with the mold are augmented by bird and bat droppings; the latter may contain fungal spores as well as provide factors that stimulate mold growth. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182937249 ER -