Cryptococcosis: a review of the brazilian experience for the disease Criptococose: revisão sobre a experiência brasileira sobre a doença
Cryptococcosis is a systemic mycosis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans. The disease occurs in patients with cellular immunodeficiency. The incidence of cryptococcosis arises with aids, and mycosis is one of the opportunistic infections that defines AIDS. After the HAART era the occurrence of cryptoc...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:30bea661c7ee4f9db95d061339eab122 2024-09-09T19:25:38+00:00 Cryptococcosis: a review of the brazilian experience for the disease Criptococose: revisão sobre a experiência brasileira sobre a doença Mara C.S.M. Pappalardo Márcia S.C. Melhem 2003-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652003000600001 https://doaj.org/article/30bea661c7ee4f9db95d061339eab122 EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652003000600001 https://doaj.org/toc/0036-4665 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 doi:10.1590/S0036-46652003000600001 0036-4665 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/30bea661c7ee4f9db95d061339eab122 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 45, Iss 6, Pp 299-305 (2003) Cryptococcus neoformans Cryptococcosis AIDS HAART Brazilian literature Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2003 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652003000600001 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z Cryptococcosis is a systemic mycosis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans. The disease occurs in patients with cellular immunodeficiency. The incidence of cryptococcosis arises with aids, and mycosis is one of the opportunistic infections that defines AIDS. After the HAART era the occurrence of cryptococcosis decreased all over the world, but it still continues to be a prevalent disease in Brazil. Thus, we consider this paper to be very important as a result of our reviewing of Brazilian literature regarding some relevant aspects of that disease. Criptococose é micose sistêmica causada por Cryptococcus neoformans. A doença ocorre em pacientes com deficiência da imunidade celular. Com o aparecimento da doença AIDS, a incidência de criptococose aumentou, e a micose é uma das infecções oportunistas que definem um caso de AIDS. Após a era HAART, criptococose parece estar diminuindo no mundo todo, mas continua sendo uma doença prevalente no Brasil. Este artigo visa a análise da contribuição dos autores brasileiros sobre vários aspectos da doença. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 45 6 299 305 |
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Cryptococcosis is a systemic mycosis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans. The disease occurs in patients with cellular immunodeficiency. The incidence of cryptococcosis arises with aids, and mycosis is one of the opportunistic infections that defines AIDS. After the HAART era the occurrence of cryptococcosis decreased all over the world, but it still continues to be a prevalent disease in Brazil. Thus, we consider this paper to be very important as a result of our reviewing of Brazilian literature regarding some relevant aspects of that disease. Criptococose é micose sistêmica causada por Cryptococcus neoformans. A doença ocorre em pacientes com deficiência da imunidade celular. Com o aparecimento da doença AIDS, a incidência de criptococose aumentou, e a micose é uma das infecções oportunistas que definem um caso de AIDS. Após a era HAART, criptococose parece estar diminuindo no mundo todo, mas continua sendo uma doença prevalente no Brasil. Este artigo visa a análise da contribuição dos autores brasileiros sobre vários aspectos da doença. |
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Cryptococcosis: a review of the brazilian experience for the disease Criptococose: revisão sobre a experiência brasileira sobre a doença |
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Cryptococcosis: a review of the brazilian experience for the disease Criptococose: revisão sobre a experiência brasileira sobre a doença |
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