Disseminated histoplasmosis in Rio Grande do Sul;Histoplasmose disseminada no Rio Grande do Sul

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 463-468

  Unis, Gisela ^a   De Mattos Oliveira, Flávio ^a   Severo, Luiz Carlos ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Santa Casa Complexo Hospitalar   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aids; Brazil; Disseminated histoplasmosis; Histoplasma capsulatum var capsulatum; Opportunistic infection; Rio Grande do Sul State

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENDER; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCREENING TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATUS;

EID: 11244261346     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822004000600007     Document Type: Article

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