2021
DOI: 10.1177/20499361211008675
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Histoplasmosis overlapping with HIV and tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and research priorities

Abstract: Histoplasmosis, tuberculosis and HIV are all highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Co-occurrence of two or more of these infections has been reported in several populations of patients, especially those with advanced HIV infection where these opportunistic infections contribute to a significant morbidity and mortality. With a high burden of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) secondary to HIV in SSA, histoplasmosis is commonly misdiagnosed as smear-negative PTB in HIV patients due to similar clinical and radi… Show more

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“…Essas infecções são importantes causa de morbimortalidade em indivíduos imunocomprometidos. O tipo e gravidade do defeito imunológico determina o perfil do potencial agente etiológico e a infecção oportunista (Joao et al, 2020;Kuate et al, 2021).…”
Section: Coinfecção Hiv Histoplasma Capsulatum E Outros Microrganismos Oportunistasunclassified
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“…Essas infecções são importantes causa de morbimortalidade em indivíduos imunocomprometidos. O tipo e gravidade do defeito imunológico determina o perfil do potencial agente etiológico e a infecção oportunista (Joao et al, 2020;Kuate et al, 2021).…”
Section: Coinfecção Hiv Histoplasma Capsulatum E Outros Microrganismos Oportunistasunclassified
“…Histoplasma capsulatum é termicamente ascomiceto dimórfico, exibindo a forma filamentosa (miceliana) com temperatura entre 20°C a 30°C e a forma leveduriforme em temperatura próxima de 37°C (Carreto-Binaghi et al, 2019;Kuate, Ekeng, Kwizera, Mandengue, & Bongomin, 2021). Esse patógeno possui duas variedades distintas: H. capsulatum var.…”
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