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Cause of Death and Risk of Death for People Living With HIV Admitted to Hospital: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 29, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Despite increasing access to HIV treatment and care, HIV‐associated deaths remain high. We aimed to summarize global and regional trends in risk and causes of death among people living with HIV (PLHIV) admitted to hospital. Methods We conducted a systematic search across eight databases on 23 April 2023, identifying studies that ...
Rachael M. Burke, Nadia Sabet, Jayne Ellis, Hannah M. Rickman, Ajay Rangaraj, David S. Lawrence, Joseph N. Jarvis, Jane Falconer, Lillian Tugume, Rebecca H. Berhanu, Nathan Ford, Peter MacPherson   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors for invasive Cryptococcus neoformans diseases: a case-control study.

PLoS ONE, 2015
BackgroundCryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous environmental fungus that can cause life-threatening meningitis and fungemia, often in the presence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), liver cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus, or other medical ...
Ying-Ying Lin, Stephanie Shiau, Chi-Tai Fang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multiple Cranial Nerve Involvement In Cryptococcal Meningitis

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2000
Cryptococcal meningitis is an uncommon cause of multiple cranial nerve palsies. This case report illustrates one such case of cryptococcal meningitis clinically manifesting with extensive cranial nerve involvement in an HIV seronegative individual ...
Mahadevan A, Kumar A, Santosh V, Satishchandra P, Shankar S.K   +4 more
doaj  

Ten years on: Ongoing challenges in screening for cryptococcal antigenaemia in people with advanced HIV disease in South Africa

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Screening for early asymptomatic cryptococcal antigenaemia is a crucial step in preventing symptomatic cryptococcal meningitis and reducing mortality among people with advanced HIV disease.
Rhys Wenlock, Emily Prendergast, Kyla Murphy, Tshiamo Mmotsa, David Lawrence, Rudzani Mashau, Joseph Jarvis, Thomas Harrison, Síle Molloy, Nelesh Govender   +9 more
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Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis with negative cryptococcal antigen: Evaluation of a new immunochromatographic detection assay

New Microbes and New Infections, 2015
Detection of cryptococcal antigen in serum or cerebrospinal fluid allows cryptococcal meningitis diagnosis within few hours with >90% sensitivity.
O. Opota, B. Desgraz, A. Kenfak, K. Jaton, M. Cavassini, G. Greub, G. Prod'hom, S. Giulieri   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cryptococcal Meningitis [PDF]

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1970
R, McDonald, E N, Greenberg, R, Kramer
openaire   +2 more sources

A fatal case of meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in an immunocompetent male

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2010
The incidence of cryptococcal infection is high in developing countries such as India. Cryptococcal meningitis is considered rare in immunocompetent patients and is mainly a disease of immunocompromised patients. Prognosis in immunocompetent patients is
Prashant Gupta, Shruti Malik, Vineeta Khare, Gopa Banerjee, Anurag Mehrotra, Sanjay Mehrotra, Mastan Singh   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stealth cryptococcus in an immunocompetent patient

Autopsy and Case Reports
Cryptococcosis occurs primarily in immunocompromised patients. It is difficult to suspect in an immunocompetent patient presenting with a headache.
Emily Ryan, Gia Jackson, Larry Nichols
doaj   +1 more source

Fluconazole plus flucytosine versus fluconazole alone for adults with HIV-associated cryptococcal antigenaemia identified through screening: a multi-centre phase III randomised-controlled trial

Trials
Background Despite the expansion of antiretroviral treatment programmes, the incidence and mortality of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis remain high in Africa. Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) in the blood precedes meningitis.
Kyla Murphy, Jeremy S. Nel, Mahomed-Yunus Moosa, Douglas P. Wilson, Merika Tsitsi, Sayoki Mfinanga, Sokoine Kivuyo, Denise Kyazze, Nowshad Alam, Graeme Meintjes, Michelle Eriksson, Jack Adams, Colin Menezes, Ebrahim Variava, John Black, Marise Bremer, Vu Quoc Dat, Thuy Le, Charlotte Schutz, Angela Loyse, Rachel M. Wake, David S. Lawrence, Duolao Wang, Shabbar Jaffar, Joseph N. Jarvis, Thomas S. Harrison, Síle F. Molloy, Nelesh P. Govender   +27 more
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Asymptomatic cryptococcal antigenemia is associated with mortality among HIV‐positive patients in Indonesia

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2014
Introduction Previous studies, mostly from Africa, have shown that serum cryptococcal antigenemia may precede the development of cryptococcal meningitis and early death among patients with advanced HIV infection. We examined cryptococcal antigenemia as a
Ahmad Rizal Ganiem, Agnes Rengga Indrati, Rudi Wisaksana, Hinta Meijerink, Andre van derVen, Bachti Alisjahbana, Reinout vanCrevel   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source