Penicillium marneffei - An indicator disease of AIDS: A case report

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 674-676

  Devi, Khuraijam Ranjana ^a   Singh, Laishram Rajesh ^a   Rajkumari, Rita ^b   Usharani, M ^a   Devi, Kh Sulochana ^a   Singh, Th Bhimo ^a  

^a REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Bamboo rats; Human immuno deficiency virus; Penicillium marneffei

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYCOSIS; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PREVALENCE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SPUTUM CULTURE; URINE CULTURE;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MURIDAE; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM; RODENT DISEASES;

EID: 34548235343     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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