| Key Points | |
|---|---|
| • Histoplasmosis is a neglected disease in Brazil | |
| • Early diagnosis has the potential to reduce the high mortality observed in AIDS-associated histoplasmosis | |
| • Histoplasmosis must be recognized by public health policy makers in Brazil in order to implement essential strategies of diagnosis and treatment into the HIV program | |
| • There is an urgent need for wide implementation of Histoplasma antigen detection tests in Brazil, as well as access to liposomal amphotericin B |
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