HIV-associated histoplasmosis early mortality and incidence trends: from neglect to priority.

• Main Authors: Antoine Adenis (Author), Mathieu Nacher (Author), Matthieu Hanf (Author), Vincent Vantilcke (Author), Rachida Boukhari (Author), Denis Blachet (Author), Magalie Demar (Author), Christine Aznar (Author), Bernard Carme (Author), Pierre Couppie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Histoplasmosis is an endemic fungal infection in French Guiana. It is the most common AIDS-defining illness and the leading cause of AIDS-related deaths. Diagnosis is difficult, but in the past 2 decades, it has improved in this French overseas territory which offers an interesting model of Amazonia...