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Cryptococcosis with bird's eye manifestation: A case report

Lung India, 2018
Cryptococcosis is a menacing opportunistic infection most commonly affecting immunocompromised individuals. Its occurrence in immunocompetant individuals is uncustomary.
H S Suhas, Ketaki Utpat, Unnati Desai, Manoj Vedpathak, Jyotsna M Joshi   +4 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of cryptococcosis [PDF]

Zhongguo linchuang yanjiu
Cryptococcosis is an invasive fungal disease that was previously found predominantly in immunocompromised patients, but in recent years, its incidence has been increasing even among immunocompetent individuals.
GAO Chengyan*, YANG Xuejiao, ZHENG Yulan
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Experimental models of cryptococcosis. [PDF]

, 2011
Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening fungal disease that infects around one million people each year. Establishment and progression of disease involves a complex interplay between the fungus and a diverse range of host cell types.
May, Robin C, Sabiiti, Wilber, Robin C. May, E. Rhiannon Pursall, May, Robin; id_orcid, Sabiiti, W, May, RC, Pursall, ER, Wilber Sabiiti, Pursall, E Rhiannon   +9 more
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Flucytosine and cryptococcosis: time to urgently address the worldwide accessibility of a 50-year-old antifungal. [PDF]

, 2013
Current, widely accepted guidelines for the management of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningoencephalitis (CM) recommend amphotericin B combined with flucytosine (5-FC) for ≥2 weeks as the initial induction treatment of choice.
A. Loyse, Dromer, F, Day, J, Lortholary, O, O. Lortholary, Harrison, TS, F. Dromer, Day, Jeremy, T. S. Harrison, J. Day, Loyse, A   +10 more
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Capsule independent uptake of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans into brain microvascular endothelial cells. [PDF]

, 2012
Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening fungal disease with a high rate of mortality among HIV/AIDS patients across the world. The ability to penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is central to the pathogenesis of cryptococcosis, but the way in which this
May, Robin C, Wilber Sabiiti (170648), Sabiiti, Wilber, May, Robin; id_orcid, Sabiiti, W, May, RC, Robin C. May (170650), Wilber Sabiiti, Sabiiti Wilber, Robin C May, May Robin C.   +10 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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Cryptococcus, Pathological observations of five autopsy cases and one biopsy case [PDF]

, 1959
Pathologic, anatomical, and histological findings of 5 autopsy cases and one biopsy case of cryptococcosis have been described. Macroscopically the foci of the lung are grayish white or yellowish white in color and range in size from the small acinous ...
Ogawa, Katsuo, Kanamoto, Akihisa, Uejima, Akira, Inohara, Tsuyoshi, Kuroda, Kiyoshi, Murase, Joji   +5 more
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Comparison and temporal trends of three groups with cryptococcosis: HIV-infected, solid organ transplant, and HIV-negative/non-transplant. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of cryptococcosis outlined three key populations at risk of disease: (1) HIV-infected, (2) transplant recipient, and (3) HIV-negative/non-transplant ...
Emily W Bratton, Nada El Husseini, Cody A Chastain, Michael S Lee, Charles Poole, Til Stürmer, Jonathan J Juliano, David J Weber, John R Perfect   +8 more
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Prevalence of cryptococcosis in Atlántico, department of Colombia assessed with an active epidemiological search

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2019
INTRODUCTION Cryptococcosis is the second most frequent cause of opportunistic infections in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients in Colombia.
María Clara Noguera, Patricia Escandón, Merle Arévalo, Yina García, Luz Estela Suárez, Elizabeth Castañeda   +5 more
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