Gastrointestinal histoplasmosis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: report of 18 cases and literature review

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-201

  Assi, Maha ^a   McKinsey, David S ^b   Driks, Michael R ^b   O'Connor, Mary C ^b   Bonacini, Maurizio ^c   Graham, Bruce ^d   Manian, Farrin ^e  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Infectious Disease Associates of Kansas City   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Colon Rectal Surgeons of Kansas City ^*  (United States)

^e ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Gastrointestinal histoplasmosis; Histoplasma capsulatum

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CECUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEMICOLECTOMY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE RESECTION; TISSUE CULTURE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745241093     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.01.015     Document Type: Article

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