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End-stage liver disease Is a strong predictor of early mortality in cryptococcosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background. Cryptococcosis in the setting of end-stage liver disease (ESLD) has been associated with high mortality. We sought to compare the outcome of cryptococcal disease in patients with ESLD to that of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive ...
Powderly, William G   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Association Between Solid Organ Transplantation and Oral Candidiasis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesSpecial Care in Dentistry, Volume 46, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To summarize the evidence on the association of oral candidiasis with solid organ transplantation in case‐control and cohort studies. Methods The quality of studies was assessed using the Newcastle–Ottawa scale. Random‐effects restricted maximum likelihood model or Fixed‐effects Mantel–Haenszel models were used to pool the results ...
Neha Shah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of Sterylglucosidase 1 (Sgl1) on the pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans: potential applications for vaccine development

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2015
Cryptococcosis caused by C. neoformans and C. gattii affects a large population and is a cause of significant morbidity and mortality. Despite its public health burden, there are currently no vaccines against cryptococcosis and new strategies against ...
Antonella eRella   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics and Outcomes of Cryptococcosis among Patients with and without COVID-19

open access: yesJournal of Fungi, 2022
The effect of COVID-19 on the risk and prognosis of cryptococcosis is unclear. We compared the characteristics and outcomes of cryptococcosis in patients with and without COVID-19.
Daniel B. Chastain   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mortality due to systemic mycoses as a primary cause of death or in association with AIDS in Brazil: a review from 1996 to 2006 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Deaths caused by systemic mycoses such as paracoccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, candidiasis, aspergillosis, coccidioidomycosis and zygomycosis amounted to 3,583 between 1996-2006 in Brazil. When analysed as the underlying cause of death,
LAURENTI, Ruy   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

The Role of Belatacept‐Use and Senescence on Infectious and Mortality Complications After Kidney Transplantation

open access: yesTransplant Infectious Disease, Volume 28, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Studies evaluating the incidence of infections after belatacept as a substitute for calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) or antimetabolite in kidney transplant (KT) yielded conflicting results. We compared infectious outcomes after belatacept‐use to no belatacept‐use in KT recipients.
Hareesh Singam   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cryptococcosis in kidney transplant recipients in a Chinese university hospital and a review of published cases

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
Background: Cryptococcosis is a severe fungal infection with a high mortality rate among solid-organ transplant recipients. Today, China is among the countries performing the most kidney transplants worldwide, however data on the association of ...
Ya-li Yang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Miliary Tuberculosis With Immune Thrombocytopenia in 50‐Year‐Old Ethiopian Woman: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
Diffuse petechiae and non‐palpable purpura (lower extremities below knee, admission photo). ABSTRACT Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare but recognized hematologic complication of tuberculosis (TB), particularly miliary TB. We present a case of a 50‐year‐old female with severe thrombocytopenia and hemorrhagic manifestations secondary to miliary TB.
Hayatu Awel Abdela   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical characteristics and image features of pulmonary cryptococcosis: a retrospective analysis of 50 cases in a Chinese hospital

open access: yesBMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Objective To investigate the clinical manifestations and imaging characteristics of pulmonary cryptococcosis, and discuss its guidance in diagnosing. Methods The clinical data of patients diagnosed with cryptococcosis in our hospital from January 2014 to
Yuan Lu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dynamic ploidy changes drive fluconazole resistance in human cryptococcal meningitis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) causes an estimated 180,000 deaths annually, predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa, where most patients receive fluconazole (FLC) monotherapy. While relapse after FLC monotherapy with resistant strains is frequently
Berman, J   +13 more
core   +6 more sources

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