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Cerebral Venous Thrombosis due to Cryptococcus in a Multiple Sclerosis Patient on Fingolimod [PDF]
Case Reports in Neurology, 2022 Fingolimod is a disease-modifying treatment utilized in the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Fingolimod has been associated with an increased risk in herpes simplex and varicella infection in clinical trials.
Joel A. Kammeyer, Nicole M. Lehmann
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Cryptococcus gattii Infections [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2014 SUMMARYUnderstanding of the taxonomy and phylogeny ofCryptococcus gattiihas been advanced by modern molecular techniques.C. gattiiprobably diverged fromCryptococcus neoformansbetween 16 million and 160 million years ago, depending on the dating methods applied, and maintains diversity by recombining in nature.
Sharon C-A Chen +2 more
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Opportunistic Fungal Infections in Immunocompromised Patients of a Tertiary Care Centre, Amritsar, India [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2022 Introduction: The incidence of opportunistic fungal infections has increased considerably in recent years. The clinical manifestations of these infections are non specific, and laboratory methods generally cannot diagnose infection at an initial ...
PAVNEET KAUR +2 more
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eLife, 2022 Sexual reproduction is a ubiquitous, ancient eukaryotic trait. While most sexual organisms have to find a mating partner, species as diverse as animals, plants, and fungi have evolved the ability to reproduce sexually without requiring another individual.
Andrew Ryan Passer +11 more
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Journal of Fungi, 2023 Background: A clearer understanding is needed about the use of brain MRI in non-HIV patients with cryptococcal meningitis. Methods: Cerebral CT and MRI were studied in 62 patients in a multicenter study of cryptococcal meningitis in non-HIV patients.
Seher H. Anjum +5 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Being introduced in 2010, fingolimod was among the first oral therapies for relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). Since that time, postmarketing surveillance has noted several case reports of various cryptococcal infections associated with fingolimod use ...
Kent Carpenter +10 more
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Cryptococcal meningitis post-covid-19 infection: Immunomodulation, a double-edged sword
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2023 Cryptococcal meningitis is an opportunistic infection associated with altered immunity. Immunomodulatory agent use in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may predispose such infections.
Hilal W Abdessamad +10 more
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Exogenous cryptococcal endophthalmitis in an immunocompetent patient
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 We describe a case of exogenous cryptococcal endophthalmitis without central nervous system (CNS) involvement or systemic infection in an immunocompetent patient.
Daniel Zhu +7 more
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Combination Therapy for HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis—A Success Story
Journal of Fungi, 2021 Cryptococcal meningitis is the leading cause of adult meningitis in patients with HIV, and accounts for 15% of all HIV-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa.
William J. Hurt +3 more
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Three new combinations from the Cryptococcus laurentii complex: Cryptococcus aureus, Cryptococcus carnescens and Cryptococcus peneaus [PDF]
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2003 Fifteen strains of the Cryptococcus laurentii complex were reclassified based on sequence analyses of 18S rDNA, the D1/D2 region of the 26S rDNA and the internal transcribed spacer regions, as well as physiological and biochemical properties. The strains were divided into phylogenetic groups I and II. The type strain of C.
Masako, Takashima +3 more
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