Disseminated Penicillium marneffei in a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2000. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Disseminated Penicillium marneffei in a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

Int J STD AIDS. 2000 Feb;11(2):126-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/20141951
Vilar FJ; Hunt R; Wilkins EG; Wilson G; Jones NP; Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, North; Manchester General Hospital, UK.


Abstract: A case of a 31-year-old man with systemic Penicillium marneffei infection acquired in Thailand and who developed endophthalmitis is described. This presentation has not previously been reported. He responded to combined treatment with intravenous and intravitreal amphotericin.


Keywords: JOURNAL ARTICLE Adult Amphotericin B/THERAPEUTIC USE AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/DRUG THERAPY/*ETIOLOGY Case Report Endophthalmitis/DRUG THERAPY/*ETIOLOGY Human Male Penicillium/DRUG EFFECTS/*ISOLATION & PURIFKWDjournalarticleadultamphotericinb/therapeuticuseaids-relatedopportunisticinfections/drugtherapy/KWDetiologycasereportendophthalmitis/drugtherapy/KWDetiologyhumanmalepenicillium/drugeffects/KWDisolation&purif
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