What is AIDS in the Amazon and the Guianas? Establishing the burden of disseminated histoplasmosis

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Feb;84(2):239-40. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0251.

Abstract

The pathogen ecology of Amazonian regions may lead to specific differences in the most frequent clinical presentations of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). A retrospective cohort study was thus conducted to describe the main AIDS-defining events in French Guiana. Disseminated histoplasmosis was the most frequent opportunistic infection (15.4/1000 person years).

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / epidemiology*
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / epidemiology*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / etiology
  • Ecology
  • French Guiana / epidemiology
  • Histoplasmosis / epidemiology*
  • Histoplasmosis / etiology
  • Humans
  • Retrospective Studies