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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.