Elements of dissemination in cryptococcosis
mBioABSTRACT As healthcare improves and our ability to support patients with compromised immune systems increases, such patients become more vulnerable to microbes in the environment. These include fungal pathogens such as Cryptococcus neoformans , the primary cause of fungal ...
Joseph M. Bednarek, Jessica C. S. Brown
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Acute Cryptococcal Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in a Patient on Natalizumab [PDF]
, 2016 Presented is the first case of acute immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS)-associated cryptococcal meningoencephalitis in a patient on natalizumab for multiple sclerosis.
Drwiega, Joseph C. +4 more
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, 1989 Newsletter of the Evans Memorial Department of Clinical Research and Preventive Medicine at University ...
Levinsky, Norman G. +1 more
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Cryptococcal choroiditis in advanced AIDS with clinicopathologic correlation. [PDF]
, 2018 PurposeTo describe a case of disseminated cryptococcal meningitis with multifocal choroiditis and provide optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings correlated with described histopathology in a patient with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ...
Aderman, Christopher M +5 more
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Discrete cutaneous lesions in a critically ill patient treated only for AIDS and miliary tuberculosis: a case report of disseminated histoplasmosis [PDF]
, 2019 Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, with disseminated histoplasmosis (HD) being one of its clinical forms. As a consequence of the HIV-AIDS pandemic, HD has become prevalent not only in regions that
Alencar, Raquel Rodrigues Ferreira Rocha de +5 more
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Titan cell production in Cryptococcus neoformans reshapes the cell wall and capsule composition during infection [PDF]
, 2018 This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (R01AI080275 and R21AI22352), the NIH Fogarty International Center (R25TW009345), the University of Minnesota Center for Translational Science Institute (UL1TR000114), Wellcome Trust (086827 ...
Gow, Neil A R +5 more
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Cryptococcal invasion: a comprehensive case of adrenal and systemic infection amid immunosuppression
BMC Infectious DiseasesWe report a case of disseminated cryptococcosis, an uncommon fungal infection predominantly affecting the lungs and central nervous system, with the rare involvement of adrenal cryptococcosis, compounded by meningitis and pneumonia.
Supeng Tai +3 more
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Disseminated cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent toddler
Indian Pediatrics, 2017 Immunodeficient children are more prone for invasive cryptococcal infections.A 2-year-old boy with disseminated cryptococcosis was evaluated for underlying immunodeficiency without success.Child was managed successfully.Immunocompetent children with disseminated cryptococcosis can present diagnostic or therapeutic challenge in resource-limited settings.
Neeraj, Gupta +3 more
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Micoses pulmonares em pacientes portadores do vírus da imunodeficiência humana internados no Hospital nereu Ramos no período de janeiro de 1986 a dezembro de 1997. [PDF]
, 1998 Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Curso de Medicina, Florianópolis ...
Vendramini, Alan Mário
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, 2012 Resistance to antimicrobials continues to increase worldwide. Data suggest that older patients are among the main reservoirs of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in the hospital. We hypothesized that older patients (≥ 65 years of age) are more likely
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