Open AccessPenicilliosis in Children Without HIV Infection—Are They Immunodeficient?
Author(s) -
Pamela Lee,
Koon-Wing Chan,
Tsz-Leung Lee,
M. Ho,
Xiangyuan Chen,
Chak-Ho Li,
Kit-Man Chu,
Huasong Zeng,
YL Lau
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir754
Subject(s) - medicine , immunology , mucocutaneous zone , penicillium marneffei , immune system , disease , coinfection , virus
Penicillium marneffei infection is indigenous to Southeast Asia. Majority of penicilliosis occurs in patients with AIDS, and less commonly with secondary immunodeficiencies. Penicilliosis is rare in otherwise healthy persons, but information on their immunological status is often lacking.
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