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The increasing number of patients surviving with advanced HIV infection presents new challenges to physicians who care for them. As a patient's CD4+ T-lymphocyte count declines, susceptibility to opportunistic fungal infections increases. In this article, Dr Kirchner discusses two commonly encountered pathogens, Cryptococcus neoformans and Histoplasma capsulatum.
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Jeffrey T. Kirchner
Jeffrey T. Kirchner, DO Dr Kirchner (shown with son Joseph) is a clinical preceptor, department of family and community medicine, Lancaster General Hospital, and staff member, department of family practice, St Joseph Hospital, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His professional interests include infectious diseases in adults and children.