Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne. Centre d Investigation Clinique Epid?miologie Clinique Antilles Guyane. Cayenne, French Guiana, France. / Universite? Antilles Guyane. Epidemiologie Parasitoses et Mycoses Tropicales. Cayenne, French Guiana.; Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne. Centre d Investigation Clinique Epid?miologie Clinique Antilles Guyane. Cayenne, French Guiana, France. / Universite? Antilles Guyane. Epidemio...
SUMMARY Background. Disseminated histoplasmosis is common in AIDS patients with advanced immunosuppression in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of Histoplasma infection in patients with HIV/AIDS living in Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará. Methods. Intradermal tests with histoplasmin (mycelial phase) were performed in 161 HIV patients with CD4 ≥ 350 cells/mm 3 . Ev...