Prevalence and profile of pulmonary fungal pathogens among HIV-infected patients attending University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Prevalence and profile of pulmonary fungal pathogens among HIV-infected patients attending University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Background Fungal infections in lungs are being diagnosed with increasing frequency. This is related to the increased immunocompromised status and hygienic factors among patients. In view of this, the present study sought to isolate, identify, and determine the prevalence of pathogenic fungi in HIV-...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Talle, Ibrahim M Hamidu, Idris-Abdullahi Nasir, Abubakar Mursal, Kalama B Dikwa, Mustapha Jelili, Peter O Musa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
coinfections
immunosuppression
mycosis
opportunistic infections
Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2017;volume=29;issue=1;spage=11;epage=15;aulast=Talle

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