Clinical-Epidemological Study of Cryptococcosis in Venezuela, 1994-2003

• Main Authors: Celina Pérez de Salazar, Yumaira Hernández, María Eugenia Guzmán, Félix Arias, Luzalba Nweihed, María Eugenia Landaeta, Rafael Borges, Carlos Madera, Arantza Roselló, María Colella, Claudia Hartung, Sofía Mata Essayag
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2009
• Subjects: cryptococcus neoformans; criptococosis; SIDA; meningoencefalitis; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Sida
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/2ef93c9c5125492aac5fb9a0cda73915

Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic disease of worldwide distribution. It is frequently an AIDS-defining infection. Antiretroviral treatment has reduced its occurrence. In Venezuela, the impact of this disease is unknown. The aim of this study is to describe the most relevant features of cryptococcos...