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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
4
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1997-8-14
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The present report describes opportunistic infections found at 74 autopsies of pediatric HIV/AIDS patients performed at several hospitals in Latin American countries. Fungal infections were the most common (53 cases), Candida sp. (39.18%) and Pneumocystis carinii (20.27%) being the most frequently recognized. Other fungal diseases included histoplasmosis, aspergillosis, and cryptococcosis. Viral infections were present in 31 cases, 38.7% being due to cytomegalovirus. Other viruses recognized included herpes simplex and adenovirus. Additional opportunistic infections were due to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare, toxoplasmosis, and tuberculosis. Nonspecific bacterial bronchopneumonia was present in 11 cases. Cytomegalovirus and P. carinii coinfection was the most common association found. In this series patients died at a younger age (72% at or younger than 1 year old) and there was a slightly higher number of cases of histoplasmosis and brain toxoplasmosis than in other previously published series of infants and children.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
1077-1042
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| pubmed:author |
pubmed-author:AndersonVV,
pubmed-author:DrutRR,
pubmed-author:GrecoM AMA,
pubmed-author:GutiérrezCC,
pubmed-author:MayoralP VPV,
pubmed-author:MenezesDD,
pubmed-author:PerugaAA,
pubmed-author:QuijanoGG,
pubmed-author:RidauraCC,
pubmed-author:SiminovichMM,
pubmed-author:WeissenbacherMM,
pubmed-author:de León-BojorgeBB
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| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
17
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
569-76
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:9211549-AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:9211549-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:9211549-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:9211549-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:9211549-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:9211549-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:9211549-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:9211549-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:9211549-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:9211549-Latin America,
pubmed-meshheading:9211549-Male
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Opportunistic infections in pediatric HIV infection: a study of 74 autopsy cases from Latin America. The Latin American AIDS Pathology Study Group.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Servicio de Patologia, Hospital de Niños, La Plata, Argentina.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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