Histoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients in a southern regional medical center: poor prognosis in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-156

  Baddley, John W ^a,b   Sankara, Ishwara R ^c   Rodriquez, J Martin ^c   Pappas, Peter G ^a   Many Jr , Wickliffe J ^c  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Histoplasma capsulatum; Histoplasmosis; HIV; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ALABAMA; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 51649094222     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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