Comparison of Talaromyces marneffei Infection in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-positive and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-negative Patients from Fujian, China

• Published in: Chinese medical journal Vol. 129; no. 9; pp. 1059 - 1065
• Main Authors: Li, Hong-Ru, Cai, Shao-Xi, Chen, Yu-Sheng, Yu, Mei-E, Xu, Neng-Luan, Xie, Bao-Song, Lin, Ming, Hu, Xin-Lan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications 05.05.2016; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies; Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine%Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China%Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Provincial Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, China; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Wolters Kluwer
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adult; Aged; AIDS; Amphotericin B; Antiretroviral drugs; Blood; Bone marrow; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; Clinical Characteristics; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Talaromyces marneffei; Critical care; Disease control; Disease prevention; Dosage and administration; Epidemiology; Female; Fever; Fluconazole; Health aspects; HIV; HIV infections; HIV Infections - complications; HIV patients; Hospitals; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Infections; Infectious diseases; Laboratories; Male; Medical diagnosis; Medicine; Middle Aged; Mycoses - diagnosis; Mycoses - drug therapy; Mycoses - immunology; Original; Retrospective Studies; Risk factors; Talaromyces - drug effects; 人类免疫缺陷病毒; 患者; 病毒感染; 福建省; 阳性; 阴性; 青霉菌; 黄色; China; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Talaromyces marneffei; Clinical Characteristics

Background： Talaromyces （Penicillium） marneffei （TIM） is an emerging dimorphic human pathogenic fungus that is endemic to Southeast Asia. TM mostly occurs as an opportunistic infection in patients with human immunodeficiency virus （HIV）. The objective of this study was to compare the clinical and la...