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Paracoccidioidomycosis due to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis S1 plus HIV co-infection

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 113 (3), 2018
BACKGROUND Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is one of the most important systemic mycoses in Latin America and the leading fungal cause of mortality in non-immunosuppressed individuals in Brazil. However, HIV/PCM co-infection can increase the clinical severity in these co-infected patients. This co-infection...

Fluconazole levels in serum and cerebrospinal fluid according to daily dosage in patients with cryptococcosis and other fungal infections

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Fluconazole is extensively used for the treatment of candidiasis and cryptococcosis. Among other factors, successful treatment is related to appropriate fluconazole levels in blood and cerebrospinal fluid. In the present study, fluconazole levels were determined in 15 patients, 14 of whom had AI...

The war on cryptococcosis: A Review of the antifungal arsenal

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 113 (7), 2018
Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common central nervous system infection in the world today. It occurs primarily, but not exclusively, in immunocompromised individuals and despite substantial improvement in management of clinical events like AIDS, the numbers of cases of cryptococcosis remain very hig...

Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in cryptococcosis: impact on outcome

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 113 (7), 2018
Cryptococcosis diagnosis has been recently improved by the use of rapid cryptococcal antigen testing with lateral flow assays, which have proved sensitive and specific. Using "test and treat" screening strategies for cryptococcal disease with these tests has been showed effective in reducing cryptococcal...

Histoplasmosis diseminada. Una infección oportunista en pacientes con infección por VIH. Experiencia en el Hospital Nacional Prof. A. Posadas, 2011-2017

Rev. chil. infectol; 35 (6), 2018
Resumen La histoplasmosis diseminada es una micosis sistémica endémica, causada por el hongo dimórfico Histoplasma capsulatum. Las manifestaciones clínicas dependen de la carga fúngica inhalada, del estado inmunológico del paciente y de la virulencia de la cepa infectante. La variante diseminada es...

El tratamiento antituberculoso intensificado en adultos con meningitis tuberculosa no reduce la mortalidad
Intensified antituberculosis treatment in adults with tuberculous meningitis does not reduce mortality

Factores asociados a sobrevida en pacientes con co-infección VIH-TBC en el Servicio de Infectología del Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, Perú, durante los años 2004-2012

Rev. chil. infectol; 35 (1), 2018
Resumen Introducción La principal causa de muerte en pacientes infectados con VIH es la tuberculosis (TBC). Pocos estudios latinoamericanos han evaluado la sobrevida de pacientes co-infectados. Objetivo Determinar factores asociados a sobrevida en pacientes con co-infección VIH-TBC atendidos en un ho...

Infecção latente por tuberculose entre pessoas com HIV/AIDS, fatores associados e progressão para doença ativa em município no Sul do Brasil

Resumo: Propôs-se levantar a prevalência de infecção latente por tuberculose (ILTB) entre pessoas vivendo com HIV/AIDS (PVHA), fatores associados e se entre os casos identificados houve progressão para tuberculose ativa. Trata-se de estudo epidemiológico e descritivo. A população foi composta de ...

Histoplasmosis diseminada e infección por VIH: serie de casos en un hospital peruano

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (4), 2017
Resumen Introducción: La histoplasmosis es una infección fúngica endémica en Perú, y la co-infección con VIH conlleva dificultades diagnósticas y alta mortalidad asociada. Objetivo: Describir las características clínicas, epidemiológicas y desenlace clínico en pacientes con infección por VI...

Clinical and laboratory characteristics, staging, and outcomes of individuals with AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma at an university hospital

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (2), 2017
Abstract: Background: Kaposi's sarcoma continues to be the most common human immunodeficiency virus - associated neoplasm with considerable morbidity and mortality. Objective: To describe the clinical and laboratory characteristics, initial staging, and outcomes of aids patients with Kaposi's sarcoma a...