Central Nervous System Infection
Report summarizes central nervous system infection study findings from University of Minnesota
Published in AIDS Weekly, October 27th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "Histoplasma capsulatum is a common cause of fungal infection in certain geographic areas, and although most infections are asymptomatic, it is capable of causing histoplasmosis, a disseminated, life-threatening disease, especially in immunocompromised individuals. A deeper understanding of this host-pathogen interaction is needed to develop novel therapeutic strategies to counter lethal infection."
"Although several lines of evidence suggest that this fungus is neurotropic in HIV patients, little is known about the immunobiology of Histoplasma infection in the central nervous system [CNS]. The goal of the present study was...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-10-27)
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