Co-infection of disseminated histoplasmosis and tuberculosis in an AIDS patient

• Main Authors: Bruno Tomazini (Author), Raquel Bandeira (Author), Thiago Aragão (Author), Julio C. A. Borges (Author), Rafael Sasdelli (Author), Valéria Pereira Salgado (Author), Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos (Author), Patrícia Picciarelli de Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2013-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease caused by the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, recognized as an AIDS-defining illness since the Center for Disease Control's revision criteria in 1985. This infection is reported to be present in 5-20% of AIDS patients, and in 95% of the cases it is ma...