Histoplasmosis or Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Patients in the Amazon: What Should Be Treated First?
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1 Centre d9Investigation Clinique Antilles Guyane, Inserm CIC1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana, France, 2 Equipe EA3593, Ecosystèmes amazoniens et Pathologie Tropicale, Université de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana, France, 3 Service de Dermatologie Vénérologie, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana, France, 4 Hôpital de Jour Adultes, Consultations Spécialisées, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana, France, 5 Unité des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana, France, 6 Département des centres délocalisés de prévention et de soins, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana, France, 7 Service de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier de l9Ouest Guyanais, Saint Laurent du Maroni, French Guiana, France, 8 Laboratoire Hospitalo-Universitaire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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