Histoplasmosis and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: A Study of Prognostic Factors

We aimed to identify prognostic factors for AIDS-associated disseminated histoplasmosis. In a multivariate analysis, we found that dyspnea, a platelet count of 2 times the upper limit of the normal range were significantly independently associated with the death of the patient during the first 30 da...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2004-01, Vol.38 (1), p.134-138
Main Authors: Couppié, Pierre, Sobesky, Milko, Aznar, Christine, Bichat, Saravane, Clyti, Emmanuel, Bissuel, François, El Guedj, Myriam, Alvarez, Fernand, Demar, Magali, Louvel, Dominique, Pradinaud, Roger, Carme, Bernard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications
Adult
Aged
AIDS
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - microbiology
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Antifungals
Biological and medical sciences
Dehydrogenases
Dyspnea
Female
Histoplasma
Histoplasmoses
Histoplasmosis
Histoplasmosis - diagnosis
Histoplasmosis - drug therapy
Histoplasmosis - etiology
HIV infections
HIV/AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human mycoses
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Lactates
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mycoses
Platelets
Prognosis
Respiratory insufficiency
T lymphocytes
Tropical mycoses
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Summary:We aimed to identify prognostic factors for AIDS-associated disseminated histoplasmosis. In a multivariate analysis, we found that dyspnea, a platelet count of 2 times the upper limit of the normal range were significantly independently associated with the death of the patient during the first 30 days of antifungal treatment.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/379770