Cryptococcal peritonitis complicating hepatic failure: case report and review of the literature.
Background: Cryptococcus neofornams is an encapsulated yeast that is an important cause of infection in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), lymphoid malignancies, and in those receiving corticosteroid therapy. The spectrum of diseases caused by C neoformans ranges from pulmonary infect...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Applied Research Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 43 - 51 |
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| Formato: | case study tables/charts Journal Article |
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Therapeutic Solutions LLC
2006
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