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Increased mortality associated with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus in patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis: a single US cohort study

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2021
Background: Diabetes mellitus is an established risk factor for bacterial infections, but its role in cryptococcosis is unclear. The study aimed to determine whether uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c >7%) was an independent risk factor for mortality in ...
Solana Archuleta, Amal A. Gharamti, Stefan Sillau, Paula Castellanos, Sindhu Chadalawada, William Mundo, Mehdi Bandali, Jose Oñate, Ernesto Martínez, Daniel B. Chastain, Kristen DeSanto, Leland Shapiro, Ilan S. Schwartz, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez   +14 more
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Epidemiology of Cryptococcosis and Cryptococcal Meningitis in a large retrospective cohort of patients after solid organ transplantation [PDF]

, 2017
Background Cryptococcosis is the third most common invasive fungal infection in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. There are no nationally representative data describing the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of cryptococcosis ...
George, Ige A, Olsen, Margaret A, Powderly, William G, Santos, Carlos A   +3 more
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Pulmonary cryptococcosis misdiagnosed as lung cancer in a man with normal immune function: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
Pulmonary cryptococcosis is an opportunistic infection of cryptococcus both in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients, who suffered from HIV infection, organ transplantation, diabetes mellitus, corticosteroid or immunosuppressive therapy, and ...
Shixiang Qiu, Chao Chen, Ya Li, Chao Li, Ziyu Tang, Yunguo Liao, Dan Deng, Liming Zhong   +7 more
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Cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected patients: a longitudinal study in Cambodia. [PDF]

, 2010
To describe the frequency of diagnosis of cryptococcosis among HIV-infected patients in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, at programme entry, to investigate associated risk factors, and to determine the incidence of cryptococcal ...
Amornkul, Antinori, Chariyalertsak, Chhin, Darras-Joly, Dromer, French, Havlir, Heyderman, Jarvis, Jongwutiwes, Kong, Lortholary, Louie, Madec, Manosuthi, Micol, Mirza, Moosa, Pichith, Powderly, Senya, Singh, Sorvillo, Sungkanuparph   +24 more
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Identification of risk factors for disseminated cryptococcosis in non-hiv patients: a retrospective analysis

European Journal of Medical Research, 2023
Objective This study aimed to investigate the potential risk factors associated with disseminated cryptococcosis in HIV-negative individuals. Methods A total of 106 HIV-negative patients with cryptococcal disease were enrolled.
Fan Zhang, Yiqing Zhou, Xiaoqi Tang, Minghui Li   +3 more
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Incidence of and risk factors for cryptococcosis in kidney transplant recipients in Taiwan—A nationwide population-based study

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the long-term incidence of cryptococcosis in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and to analyze its risk factors.
Yung-Tai Chen, Wen-Sen Lee, Che-An Tsai, Wen-Chien Fan, Ping-Feng Wu, Fu-Der Wang   +5 more
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Pulmonary cryptococcosis presenting as miliary tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient

The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians, 2021
Pulmonary Cryptococcosis is a rare and difficult to diagnose entity. It has been found to be associated with immunocompromised patients. Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient is extremely rare condition.
Sharad Joshi, Nitesh Tayal, Rajesh Gupta, Ankit Bhatia, Neha Kapoor   +4 more
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Finger-Prick Whole Blood Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay for the Diagnosis of Cryptococcosis in HIV-Negative Patients: A Case Series Study in Two Tertiary Centers in São Paulo, Brazil

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Cryptococcosis in HIV-negative patients can be an opportunistic or endemic disease. There are no published studies on the use of the finger-prick whole blood (point-of-care) cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay (CrAg LFA) for diagnosing cryptococcosis
José E. Vidal, Fernanda Gurgel Oliveira, Marcela Vieira, Luisa Pereira, Rodovaldo M. Lucas Junior, Bruno Fukelman Guedes, Marcello Chaves Magri, David R. Boulware   +7 more
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Potential missed opportunities for diagnosis of cryptococcosis and the association with mortality: A cohort study

EClinicalMedicine, 2020
Background: Cryptococcosis is one of the most common life-threatening opportunistic mycoses worldwide. Insidious presentation and slow onset of symptoms make it difficult to recognize, complicating the diagnostic process.
Ana S. Salazar, Matthew R. Keller, Margaret A. Olsen, Katelin B. Nickel, Ige A. George, Lindsey Larson, William G. Powderly, Andrej Spec   +7 more
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RNA interference screening reveals host CaMK4 as a regulator of cryptococcal uptake and pathogenesis [PDF]

, 2017
Cryptococcus neoformans , the causative agent of cryptococcosis, is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that kills over 200,000 individuals annually. This yeast may grow freely in body fluids, but it also flourishes within host cells.
Doering, Tamara L, Hole, Camaron R, Khader, Shabaana A, Srikanta, Deepa, Williams, Matthew   +4 more
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