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Electronic Journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases ›› 2021, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (2): 151-154.doi: 10.19871/j.cnki.xfcrbzz.2021.02.017

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Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of AIDS complicated with Talaromyces marneffei

Zheng Yi, Wang Hui   

  1. The First Department of Infectious Diseases, the Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen Affiliated to Guangdong Medical University, Guangdong Shenzhen 518000, China
  • Received:2020-02-16 Online:2021-05-31 Published:2021-06-24

Abstract: One of the common opportunistic infections of patients with AIDS is Talaromyces marneffei (TM), especially prevalent in the south of China, with high morbidity and mortality.This is a brief overview about the recent advances in the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of TM infection in AIDS patients.

Key words: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Talaromyces marneffei, Pathogenic mechanism, Clinical manifestations, Diagnosis