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2397064

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-10-12
pubmed:abstractText
Serologic testing for complement-fixing antibodies to Coccidioides immitis is commonly employed to assist in the diagnosis and management of this infection, but its usefulness in an HIV-coinfected population is unknown. In this study we reviewed all the mycologically or histologically proven cases of disseminated C. immitis infection after 1982. Disseminated C. immitis and proven HIV infection were present in eight patients. We performed serum complement-fixing antibody titers on all eight patients, six of whom gave positive tests, while two patients (25%) gave repeatedly negative results despite widely disseminated disease. We conclude that histopathology and culture remain the most reliable methods for the diagnosis of disseminated coccidioidomycosis in the HIV-infected host.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0269-9370
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
691-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Seronegative disseminated coccidioidomycosis in patients with HIV infection.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Los Angeles County Hospital, CA 90033.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article