학술논문
Histoplasma capsulatum fungemia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: detection by lysis-centrifugation blood-culturing technique
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo. June 2007 49(3)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0036-4665
Abstract
Progressive disseminated histoplasmosis (PDH) is an increasingly common cause of infection in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). We report 21 cases of PDH associated with AIDS diagnosed by lysis-centrifugation blood culture method. The most prevalent clinical findings were fever, weight loss, respiratory symptoms, and mucocutaneous lesions. Chest roentgenogram showed diffuse pulmonary infiltrates in 13 of 21 patients (62%). Brochoalveolar fluid has yelded positive culture in four patients only in medium with cycloheximide.