A fungal disease diagnostic and educational programme has had a transformational impact on the mortality of HIV patients in Guatemala, according to new research. And the programme, say scientists at ...

Nystatin can also be used as a prophylactic (preventative) therapy in HIV-infected patients with high risk for fungal infection (CD4 count of 100 cells/mL or less).

Every year, an estimated 630,000 people in Africa die of HIV-related conditions, with around one third of these caused by bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections that attack the CNS. Cryptococcal ...