DEEP MYCOSES IN AIDS IN ABIDJAN (COTE-DIV OIRE)

Authors
EHOLIE SP NGBOCHO L BISSAGNENE E COULIBALY M EHUI E KRA O ASSOUMOU A AOUSSI E KADIO A
Citation
Sp. Eholie et al., DEEP MYCOSES IN AIDS IN ABIDJAN (COTE-DIV OIRE), Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique et de ses filiales, 90(5), 1997, pp. 307-311
Citations number
34
Journal title
Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique et de ses filiales → ACNP
ISSN journal
00379085
Volume
90
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
307 - 311
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-9085(1997)90:5<307:DMIAIA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
During 1995, among 1105 HIV patients explored in our department, 64 pr esented a deep fungic infection (5.8 %). The yeast was searched for in cerebrospinal fluid blood, urine, and bronchoalveolar aspiration. iso lated germs were Cryptococcus neoformans (95 %), Candida tropicalis (1 case), Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1 case) et Aspergillus fumigatus (1 case). Results of treatment with amphotericin B were : recovery (9 %), clinical succes (11 %), out of sight (14 %), letality (66 %), relapse (23 %) and side effects (19 %). We emphasized diagnostical and therap eutical difficulties, and bad pronostic of mycoses in patients with AI DS.