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The fight against HIV-associated disseminated histoplasmosis in the americas: u...
Nacher, Mathieu; Leitao, Terezinha Silva; Gómez, Beatriz L.; Couppié, Pierre; Adenis, Antoine; Damasceno, Lisandra; Demar, Magalie; Samayoa, BlancaDisseminated histoplasmosis is a major opportunistic infection of HIV-infected patients, killing thousands in Latin America each year. Yet, it remains a neglected disease that is often confused with tuberculosis, for lack of simple, affordable, and rapid diagnostic tools. There is great heterogeneity in the level of histoplasmosis awareness. The purpose of this report was to describe how the historical “awakeni...
Histoplasma capsulatum antigen detection tests as an essential diagnostic tool ...
Nacher, Mathieu; Blanchet, Denis; Bongomin, Felix; Chakrabarti, Arunaloke; Couppié, Pierre; Demar, Magalie; Denning, David W.; Djossou, FélixIntroduction Disseminated histoplasmosis, a disease that often resembles and is mistaken for tuberculosis, is a major cause of death in patients with advanced HIV disease. Histoplasma antigen detection tests are an important addition to the diagnostic arsenal for patients with advanced HIV disease and should be considered for inclusion on the World Health Organization Essential Diagnostics List. Objective Our o...