OBJECTIVES: Fungal empyema thoracis (FET) is a rare life-threatening infection. We sought to describe the clinical characteristics of FET in a large academic cancer center. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective chart ...

OBJECTIVES: Fungal empyema thoracis (FET) is a rare life-threatening infection. We sought to describe the clinical characteristics of FET in a large academic cancer center. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective chart ...

We investigated the occurrence of antigenic and biochemical variability among Paracoccidioides brasiliensis antigen batches prepared according to the same protocol. Initially (experiment 1), we analyzed two antigen lots ...

Histoplasmosis is a deep mycosis distributed worldwide and caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Development countries and underdeveloped countries already considered an endemic disease, and its etiology comes from fungi located ...