Study of 30 cases of histoplasmosis observed in Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-39

  Chang, Marilene Rodrigues ^a,c   Taira, Cleison Ledesma ^a   Paniago, Anamaria Melo Miranda ^a   Taira, Deborah Ledesma ^a   Cunha, Rivaldo Venâncio ^a   Wanke, Bodo ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; Histoplasma capsulatum; Histoplasmosis; Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil)

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORTALITY; SPLENOMEGALY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33947530868     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652007000100007     Document Type: Article

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