Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2006-09, Vol.39 (5), p.501-503
2006
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Vertical transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans from a mother coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus: case report
- Ist Teil von
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2006-09, Vol.39 (5), p.501-503
- Ort / Verlag
- Brazil: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2006
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Disseminated infection with Cryptococcus neoformans was observed in a newborn infant who presented fever and respiratory symptoms since the 52 nd day of life. The mother was infected by human immunodeficiency virus and presented pulmonary and meningeal cryptococcal infection. This is a rare case of cryptococcal infection with probable maternal-fetal transmission.
- Sprache
- Englisch; Portugiesisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0037-8682, 1678-9849eISSN: 0037-8682, 1678-9849DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822006000500016Titel-ID: cdi_scielo_journals_S0037_86822006000500016
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- Schlagworte
- Adult, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - microbiology, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - transmission, Cryptococcosis - transmission, Cryptococcus neoformans - isolation & purification, Fatal Outcome, Female, Humans, Infant, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Male, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - microbiology, TROPICAL MEDICINE