Cryptococcosis as an opportunistic infection in immunodeficiency secondary to paracoccidioidomycosis

Mycopathologia

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 65-69

  Benard, G ^a   Gryschek, R C B ^a   Duarte, A J S ^a   Shikanai Yasuda, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

cryptococcosis; malabsorption syndrome; opportunistic infection; paracoccidioidomycosis; secondary immunodeficiency

Indexed keywords

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 0029781848     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00439115     Document Type: Article

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