Epidemiology and management of penicilliosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 48-53

  Sirisanthana, Thira ^a,b   Supparatpinyo, Khuanchai ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

AIDS; Emerging infection; Fungal infection; HIV; Opportunistic infection; Penicilliosis; Penicillium marneffei

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031772392     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(98)90095-9     Document Type: Review

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