Cryptococcus neoformans infection in France: Epidemiologic features of and early prognostic parameters for 76 patients who were infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 369-376

  Darras Joly, Clémence ^b   Chevret, Sylvie ^b   Wolff, Michel ^b   Matheron, Sophie ^b   Longuet, Pascale ^b   Casalino, Enrique ^b   Joly, Véronique ^b   Chochillon, Christian ^b   Bédos, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOPENIA; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0029836220     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.2.369     Document Type: Article

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