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Disseminated Histoplasmosis in Persons with HIV/AIDS, Southern Brazil, 2010–2019

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: We evaluated disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) in HIV patients over 10 years in southern Brazil. The incidence was 12 cases/1,000 hospitalizations (2010-2019); the mortality rate was 35%. Tuberculosis frequently obscured the diagnosis of DH. We emphasize the need in our region to suspect and investigate DH using more sensitive methods.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid2803.212150

Authors: Rossana Patricia Basso, Vanice Rodrigues Poester, Jéssica Louise Benelli, David A. Stevens, Melissa Orzechowski Xavier

Institutions: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, California Institute for Medical Research, Stanford Medicine, Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Fungal Infections and Studies

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico