Sporotrichosis: an emerging neglected opportunistic infection in HIV-infected patients in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• Main Authors: Dayvison Francis Saraiva Freitas (Author), Antonio Carlos Francesconi do Valle (Author), Margarete Bernardo Tavares da Silva (Author), Dayse Pereira Campos (Author), Marcelo Rosandiski Lyra (Author), Rogerio Valls de Souza (Author), Valdiléa Gonçalves Veloso (Author), Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira (Author), Francisco Inácio Bastos (Author), Maria Clara Gutierrez Galhardo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sporotrichosis associated with zoonotic transmission remains a relevant public health problem in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, affecting a large at-risk population, which includes HIV-infected individuals. We assessed patients co-infected by Sporothrix spp. and HIV over time in the context of an unabated...