Paracoccidioidomycosis in a western Brazilian Amazon State: Clinical-epidemiologic profile and spatial distribution of the disease

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Authors

Gabriel de Deus Vieira · Faculdade São Lucas

Thaianne da Cunha Alves · Faculdade São Lucas

Sônia Maria Dias de Lima · Faculdade São Lucas

Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo · Faculdade São Lucas

Camila Maciel de Sousa · Faculdade São Lucas

Abstract

The State of Rondônia has a high incidence of PCM, and the municipalities in the southeastern region of the state were found to have the highest incidence rates of this disease. Our findings suggest that Rondônia is the state in the northern region with the highest mortality rate for PCM.

Topics & Keywords

Fungal Infections and Studies Health, Education, and Cultural Studies Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volume 47, Issue 1, pp. 63-68

DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0225-2013

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