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coinfection of disseminated cryptococcosis and bk virus, a casualty of missed diagnosis during the covid-19 pandemic: a case report and review of the literature
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نویسنده
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benelli jessica louise ,basso rossana patrícia ,rodrigues márcia de lima ,poester vanice rodrigues ,munhoz lívia silveira ,aquino valerio rodrigues ,stevens david a ,xavier melissa
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منبع
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current medical mycology - 2021 - دوره : 7 - شماره : 3 - صفحه:44 -49
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چکیده
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Background and purpose: the covid-19 pandemic resulted in an overload of health services and healthcare professionals. the result is a setback in health promotion and prevention, delays in diagnosis, and deaths from other diseases that are currently receiving inadequate attention. this article illustrates the risk of this negligence. case report: this study aimed to report a case of coinfection of disseminated cryptococcosis and bk virus in a patient without a previous diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection and covid-19 negative in the context of the covid-19 pandemic. despite receiving antifungal therapy, the patient died.conclusion: this fatal case is a warning regarding delay of diagnosis and neglect ofother serious illnesses owing to the current pandemic, including fungal diseases and neglected diagnoses.
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کلیدواژه
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bk virus ,fungal meningitis ,hiv- aids ,opportunistic diseases ,pandemic
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آدرس
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federal university of rio grande, faculty of medicine, laboratory of mycology, brazil. dr. miguel riet correa university hospital, clinical analysis laboratory, brazil, federal university of rio grande, postgraduate program in health science, brazil. dr. miguel riet correa university hospital, specialized care service in infectious diseases, brazil, dr. miguel miguel riet correa university hospital, specialized care service in infectious diseases, brazil, federal university of rio grande, faculty of medicine, laboratory of mycology, brazil, federal university of rio grande, postgraduate student of health sciences, brazil, hospital de clinicas de porto alegre, laboratory diagnostic service, microbiology unit, brazil. federal university of rio grande, federal university of rio grande, brazil, stanford university school of medicine, california institute for medical research, division of infectious diseases and geographic medicine, usa, federal university of rio grande, faculty of medicine, laboratory of mycology, brazil. federal university of rio grande, postgraduate program in health science, brazil
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پست الکترونیکی
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melissaxavierfurg@gmail.com
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