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

Authors :: Basso RP
Poester VR
Benelli JL
Stevens DA
Xavier MO
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2022 Mar; Vol. 28 (3), pp. 721-724.
Publication Year :: 2022
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.

Subjects :: Brazil epidemiology
Histoplasma
Humans
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections diagnosis
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections epidemiology
HIV Infections complications
HIV Infections epidemiology
Histoplasmosis diagnosis
Histoplasmosis epidemiology

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