Description of baseline HIV infection and histoplasmosis infection characteristics and treatments in patients with AIDS-related histoplasmosis incident cases early death, in French Guiana, between 01/01/1992 and 09/30/2011.

* One CD4 count missing value during the 1992–1997 period.
†Good practices for fungal culture and serology were implemented in 1997–1998 and RT-PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction using a Real-Time detection method) was implemented in 2006 in Cayenne General Hospital.
‡3 patients received amphotericin B (liposomal or deoxycholate) and itraconazole or fluconazole simultaneously.
SD: Standard Deviation, IQR 25–75%: Interquartile range 25%–75%, HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HAART: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, MGG: May Grünwald Giemsa, IV: Intravenously.