An update on Cryptococcus among HIV-infected patients.
Cryptococcus remains an important opportunistic infection in HIV patients despite considerable declines in prevalence during the highly active antiretroviral therapy era. This is particularly apparent in sub-Saharan Africa, where Cryptococcus continues to cause significant mortality and morbidity. T...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of STD & AIDS Vol. 21; no. 10; pp. 679 - 685 |
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| Formato: | review Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Oct2010
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