Histoplasmosis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a study of prognostic factors.

Authors :: Couppié P
Sobesky M
Aznar C
Bichat S
Clyti E
Bissuel F
El Guedj M
Alvarez F
Demar M
Louvel D
Pradinaud R
Carme B
Source :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] 2004 Jan 01; Vol. 38 (1), pp. 134-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2003 Dec 04.
Publication Year :: 2004
Abstract: We aimed to identify prognostic factors for AIDS-associated disseminated histoplasmosis. In a multivariate analysis, we found that dyspnea, a platelet count of <100,000 platelets/mm3, and lactate dehydrogenase levels of >2 times the upper limit of the normal range were significantly independently associated with the death of the patient during the first 30 days of antifungal treatment.

Subjects :: Adult
Aged
Antifungal Agents therapeutic use
Female
Histoplasmosis diagnosis
Histoplasmosis drug therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections microbiology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome complications
Histoplasmosis etiology

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1537-6591
Volume :: 38
Issue :: 1
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 14679459
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1086/379770

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