Opportunistic fungal infections in patients with HIV disease: Combating cryptococcosis and histoplasmosis

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 209-216

  Kirchner, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DOSE RESPONSE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0029950004     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00325481.1996.11946145     Document Type: Review

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