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Opportunistic fungal infections have a high morality rate, occurring most often in immunocompromised subjects. We report the case of a 19-year-old girl who presented with progressively worsening dyspnea, hypoxemia requiring oxygen supplementation with bilateral pulmonary cystic lesions, treated with antibiotics for a presumptive diagnosis of pneumonia. The patient did not improve clinically. A diagnostic bronchoscopy was performed, which revealed ?ndings consistent with pulmonary pneumocystis. The patient tested positive for HIV, and had a positive cryptococcal antigenemia. She was put on treatment adapted to each fungal infection with a favorable evolution.
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Introduction: Toxoplasma infection is considered as the most frequent infection in both animals and humans. It is due to protozoan parasite belonging to phylum of Apicomplexa, Toxoplasma Gondiiwhich can have severe congenital consequences if acquired in pregnancy. Material and methods: In this prospective study, toxoplasmosis seroprevalence was searched in asymptomatic pregnant women attending the central laboratory of university hospital center Hassan II of Fes city between 2010 and 2015. Samples are treated by chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay. Results: In our study the rate of IgG anti-toxoplasma was 39.7% which is close to other Moroccan cities and different from Europe. Conclusion: The variances in prevalence between different region is related to different factors such as habit of eating, contact with cat and mediocre sanitation and hand hygiene.
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Hydatidosis or hydatid cyst is a prevalent zoonosis all over the world due to larval forms of the tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus. Echinococcus granulosus is the most frequent form of echinococcal infection in humans. The disease generally results from an oral ingestion of the parasite ova eliminated with feces of dogs leading to the emergence of hydatid cysts.Hydatidosis is a health problem that may remain asymptomatic for several years. This disease is endemic in Morocco and is recorded to be a serious problem that requires great caution