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View article: Ethambutol-Associated Thrombocytopenia: A Rare Case Report of Drug-Induced Platelet Decline in Tuberculosis Treatment
Ethambutol-Associated Thrombocytopenia: A Rare Case Report of Drug-Induced Platelet Decline in Tuberculosis Treatment Open
View article: Etiological spectrum and diagnostic features of lymphadenopathy in People Living with HIV in French Guiana: A 17-years multicenter retrospective case series
Etiological spectrum and diagnostic features of lymphadenopathy in People Living with HIV in French Guiana: A 17-years multicenter retrospective case series Open
Introduction Lymph node enlargement can be present at any stage of the HIV infection, reactive to HIV itself, another infection, or a malignant source. The aim of our study was to describe the causes of lymphadenopathy in the people living…
View article: Large language models and their performance for the diagnosis of histoplasmosis
Large language models and their performance for the diagnosis of histoplasmosis Open
View article: Disseminated Histoplasmosis in Persons Living with HIV, France and Overseas Territories,1992–2021
Disseminated Histoplasmosis in Persons Living with HIV, France and Overseas Territories,1992–2021 Open
Disseminated histoplasmosis is a major issue among persons with advanced HIV in the Americas; it might also affect persons in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and Asia and can be mistaken for other infections. By using 1992-2021 data fro…
View article: Diagnostic Performance of Adenosine Deaminase for Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in a Higher-Prevalence Area of Mainland France: a 10-year retrospective study
Diagnostic Performance of Adenosine Deaminase for Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in a Higher-Prevalence Area of Mainland France: a 10-year retrospective study Open
Purpose: Diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) – including pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, meningeal forms – remains challenging due to the insufficient sensitivity of smear microscopy (SM), mycobacteriological culture, and nucle…
View article: ChatGPT does not neglect a neglected disease, if appropriately prompted – Authors' reply
ChatGPT does not neglect a neglected disease, if appropriately prompted – Authors' reply Open
View article: ChatGPT neglects a neglected disease
ChatGPT neglects a neglected disease Open
View article: Candida haemulonii complex, an emerging threat from tropical regions?
Candida haemulonii complex, an emerging threat from tropical regions? Open
Background Candida haemulonii complex-related species are pathogenic yeasts closely related to Candida auris with intrinsic antifungal resistance, but few epidemiological data are available. Methodology/Principal findings We analyzed clini…
View article: Development of a case fatality prognostic score for HIV-associated histoplasmosis
Development of a case fatality prognostic score for HIV-associated histoplasmosis Open
The histoplasmosis case fatality score, which is easy and inexpensive to perform, is a good tool for assessing severity and helping in the choice of induction therapy. An external validation remains necessary to generalize these results.
View article: Primary or secondary prevention of HIV-associated histoplasmosis during the early antiretrovirals for all era
Primary or secondary prevention of HIV-associated histoplasmosis during the early antiretrovirals for all era Open
Thinking anew about prophylaxis in the "treat all" eraAU : PleaseconfirmthataAlthough most studies actually concern symptomatic patients, the natural history of HIV-associated progressive disseminated histoplasmosis is presumably often gra…
View article: Establishing the proportion of severe/moderately severe vs mild cases of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis in patients with HIV
Establishing the proportion of severe/moderately severe vs mild cases of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis in patients with HIV Open
Background Progressive disseminated histoplasmosis remains a major but neglected cause of death among patients with advanced HIV. Recently, aiming to reduce avoidable deaths, the Pan American Health Organization issued the first diagnosis …
View article: Review of diagnostic methods and results for HIV‐associated disseminated histoplasmosis: Pathologists are not sufficiently involved
Review of diagnostic methods and results for HIV‐associated disseminated histoplasmosis: Pathologists are not sufficiently involved Open
Objectives Disseminated histoplasmosis is a major killer of HIV‐infected persons in Latin America. Antigen detection, fungal culture and Polymerase Chain Reaction are often not available, but cytology and histology are present in most hosp…