Cryptococcosis in AIDS patients: Case study from 1996 to 2006 in paroissien hospital;Criptococosis en pacientes con SIDA: Estudio de casos en el hospital paroissien en el período 1996-2007

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 218-221

  Monaco L S ^a   Antabak, N Tamayo ^a  

^a Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Dr Diego Paroissien   (Argentina)

Author keywords

AIDS associated cryptococcosis; Cryptococcosis; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; AIDS PATIENT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; AGED; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; FUNGEMIA; HEADACHE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARGENTINA; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGEMIA; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61949162736     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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