High prevalence of cryptococcal infection among HIV-infected patients hospitalized with pneumonia in Thailand

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Harris, Julie R ^a   Lindsley, Mark D ^a   Henchaichon, Sununta ^b   Poonwan, Natteewan ^b   Naorat, Sathapana ^b   Prapasiri, Prabda ^b   Chantra, Somrak ^b   Ruamcharoen, Fuangrak ^b   Chang, Loretta S ^a   Chittaganpitch, Malinee ^b   Mehta, Nanthawan ^b   Peruski, Leonard ^b   Maloney, Susan A ^b   Park, Benjamin J ^a   Baggett, Henry C ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINOVIRUS; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856857496     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir903     Document Type: Article

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