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Seasonal variation of disseminated Penicillium marneffei infections in northern Thailand: a clue to the reservoir?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Chariyalertsak, Suwat Sirisanthana, Thira Supparatpinyo, Khuanchai Nelson, Kenrad E. |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Abstract | Disseminated Penicillium marneffei infections are common AIDS-defining opportunistic infections among persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in northern Thailand. Penicilliosis due to P. marneffei is the third most frequent AIDS-defining infection in this population, after tuberculosis and cryptococcosis. Very little is known about the epidemiology and natural reservoir of P. marneffei. The seasonal distribution of two common AIDS-defining fungal infections was compared among patients diagnosed between 1991 and 1994 at Chiang Mai University Hospital. There were 550 cases (492 male, 58 female patients) of P. marneffei and 793 cases (685 male, 108 female patients) of Cryptococcus neoformans infection diagnosed. In each year, P. marneffei but not C. neoformans infections were more frequent in the rainy than the dry season. Seasonal variation of P. marneffei infections in AIDS patients in northern Thailand may provide valuable information in determining the important reservoirs and exposures to this organism that lead to disseminated disease in these patients. |
| Starting Page | 299 |
| Ending Page | 305 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
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| PubMed reference number | 8648227v1 |
| Volume Number | 173 |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Journal | The Journal of infectious diseases |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Cryptococcus neoformans:PrThr:Pt:XXX:Ord:Organism specific culture HIV Infections Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Infection by Cryptococcus neoformans Mycoses Patients Reservoir Device Component Tuberculosis |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
