Clinical and epidemiological features of 123 cases of cryptococcosis in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Características clínicas e epidemiológicas de 123 casos de criptococose observados em Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

Clinical and epidemiological features of 123 cases of cryptococcosis in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Características clínicas e epidemiológicas de 123 casos de criptococose observados em Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

To identify the clinical and epidemiological profile of cryptococcosis diagnosed at the University Hospital of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, medical records of 123 patients admitted from January 1995 to December 2005 were analyzed. One hundred and four cases (84.5%) had HIV i...

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Main Authors:	Andrea De Siqueira Campos Lindenberg, Marilene Rodrigues Chang, Anamaria Melo Miranda Paniago, Márcia Dos Santos Lazéra, Paula Maria Frank Moncada, Gisele Facholi Bonfim, Susie Andries Nogueira, Bodo Wanke
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo 2008-04-01
Series:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:	Epidemiology Cryptococcosis Brazil Cryptococcus gattii Cryptococcus neoformans
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652008000200002

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