Vertical transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans from a mother coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus. Case report

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 501-503

  Castro, Gleusa ^a   Cervi, Maria Célia ^a   Martinez, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Cryptococcus neoformans; Human immunodeficiency virus; Maternal fetal transmission; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NYSTATIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; X RAY;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 33845500967     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822006000500016     Document Type: Article

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