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Gaceta Médica Espirituana 2011; 13 (3)

Cryptococcosis. A threat to immunocompromised patients

García CJL, Novoa LAM

Language: Spanish
References: 43
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ABSTRACT

Background: Cryptococcal infection, opportunistic fungal infections that used to be fatal in immunocompromised individuals, is no longer a death sentence inevitable after the expansion of antiretroviral therapy but continues to affect, especially to developing countries. Objective: To deepen the knowledge of cryptococcosis in their treatment and evolution because it is a scourge that kills more serious and AIDS patients or immunocompromised. Conclusions: It is practical doctors, early diagnosis and prompt treatment of cryptococcal individualized, to complete their goal: restoring health and quality of life for humans.


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