Cryptococcemia in an HIV-negative patient with decompensated liver cirrhosis
Background: Cryptococcal infections have been mostly associated with immunocompromised individuals, 80–90% of whom have been HIV-positive patients. Increasingly, cryptococcal infections are being reported in cirrhotic patients who are HIV-negative. The underlying immunologic defects in cirrhotic pat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
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Online Access: | http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/33383/pdf_240 |