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Review
. 2021 Aug 12:3:100037.
doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100037. eCollection 2021 Nov.

The era of histoplasmosis in Brazilian endemic mycoses

Diego R Falci  1   2 , Daiane F Dalla Lana  3 , Alessandro C Pasqualotto  3   4
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Review

The era of histoplasmosis in Brazilian endemic mycoses

Diego R Falci et al. Lancet Reg Health Am. .
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Conflict of interest statement

DRF has received speaker honoraria on behalf of Gilead, United Medical, MSD, and Pfizer. He has participated in the safety advisory board of GSK and received research material from IMMY. DFDL has no conflict of interest to declare. ACP has consulted and/or given paid talks for Gilead, IMMY, United Medical, Pfizer, Teva and MSD, as well as received research grants from Gilead, and research material from IMMY.

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Frequency of probable/proven histoplasmosis in PLHIV in Brazil, according to state. Only studies (n=9) evaluating PLHIV admitted to hospital, reporting frequency of histoplasmosis and in which ≥10 patients were evaluated were included (references 12-20). Case reports, case series and autopsy studies were not included. Legend (counties): CE, Ceara; MG, Minas Gerais; RS, Rio Grande do Sul; RN, Rio Grande do Norte; SP, Sao Paulo; GO, Goias , , , , , , , , .
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