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The clinical profiles and outcomes of HIV-negative cryptococcal meningitis patients in type II diabetes mellitus

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background The clinical profiles and outcomes of cryptococcal meningitis have been shown to vary depending on the underlying condition. The aim of this study was to investigate clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients with and without type II ...
Hang Li, Xiaojing Li, Lei Zhang, Wenjie Fang, Keming Zhang, Amir Arastehfar, Macit Ilkit, Dongying Hu, Xianzhen Chen, Huiwei Wang, Liyan Ling, Jianjun Lin, Bin Xu, Wanqing Liao, Weihua Pan, Qilong Zhang   +15 more
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Treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2010
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) remains a leading cause of death for HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa. Improved treatment strategies are needed if individuals are to benefit from the increasing availability of antiretroviral therapy.
Josephine V J Lightowler, Graham S Cooke, Portia Mutevedzi, Richard J Lessells, Marie-Louise Newell, Martin Dedicoat   +5 more
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Cryptococcal meningitis: A neglected NTD? [PDF]

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Although HIV/AIDS has been anything but neglected over the last decade, opportunistic infections (OIs) are increasingly overlooked as large-scale donors shift their focus from acute care to prevention and earlier antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation.
Molloy, S.F., Chiller, T., Greene, G.S., Burry, J., Govender, N.P., Kanyama, C., Mfinanga, S., Lesikari, S., Mapoure, Y.N., Kouanfack, C., Sini, V., Temfack, E., Boulware, D.R., Dromer, F., Denning, D.W., Day, J., Stone, N.R.H., Bicanic, T., Jarvis, J.N., Lortholary, O., Harrison, T.S., Jaffar, S., Loyse, A.   +22 more
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Risk factors and outcomes of cerebrospinal fluid overdrainage in HIV-negative patients with cryptococcal meningitis after the ventriculoperitoneal shunting procedure

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2018
Purpose: Shunt procedures used to treat cryptococcal meningitis complicated with hydrocephalus and/or increased intracranial pressure (IICP) could result in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) overdrainage, thereby presenting therapeutic challenges.
Chih-Wei Hung, Wei-Che Lin, Wen-Neng Chang, Tsung-Ming Su, Chia-Te Kung, Nai-Wen Tsai, Hung-Chen Wang, Chih-Cheng Huang, Ben-Chung Cheng, Yu-Jih Su, Ya-Ting Chang, Chih-Min Su, Sheng-Yuan Hsiao, Cheng-Hsien Lu   +13 more
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Symptomatic Cryptococcal Meningitis with Negative Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Cryptococcal Antigen Tests

HIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care, 2021
Vivien Nanfuka,1,* Mkhoi L Mkhoi,2– 4,* Jane Gakuru,2 Richard Kwizera,2 Joseph Baruch Baluku,5 Felix Bongomin,6,7 David B Meya1,2,6 1Infectious Diseases Unit, Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda; 2Infectious Diseases Institute ...
Nanfuka V, Mkhoi ML, Gakuru J, Kwizera R, Baluku JB, Bongomin F, Meya DB   +6 more
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Cannabis‐Based Oil for Pain and Other Non‐Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Movement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background There is a lack of treatments for non‐motor symptoms (NMS) in Parkinson's disease (PD). Objective To assess the safety and effectiveness of an oral Cannabis sativa L. extract on pain and other NMS of PD. Methods This phase II, randomized, placebo‐controlled trial evaluated a formulation containing cannabidiol (CBD; 96 mg/ml) and Δ9 ...
Gabriel T. Kubota, Jacy B. Parmera, Matheus Deltreggia, Pedro N. Martins, Anna Letícia M. Alves, Ananda C.M. de Falcone, Ana Rosa Santana, Maria Alice P. Falcão, Mayara A. Dias, Larissa I. Moreira, Paulo C. de Fonseca Filho, Eberval G. Figueiredo, Egberto R. Barbosa, Rubens G. Cury, Daniel C. de Andrade   +14 more
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MRI changes in cryptococcal meningoencephalitis exacerbated by antifungal treatment due to post-infectious inflammatory syndrome: A case report

Radiology Case Reports
Cryptococcal meningitis is one of the most common fungal meningitis in adults and causes disabling morbidity and mortality worldwide. The occurrence of postinfectious inflammatory response syndrome during cryptococcal meningitis treatment presents a ...
Kenji Ohira, Yo Kawarada, Ryoko Iwata, Mitsuo Satake   +3 more
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Cryptococcal meningitis in India

MGM Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019
Cryptococcal meningitis caused by the environmental yeast Cryptococcus neoformans has emerged as a significant pathogen in immunocompromised and immunocompetent patient especially in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency ...
Pushpa Yadav, Manodeep Sen, Anupam Das, Tanushri Chaterji   +3 more
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Cryptococcal Meningitis in an HIV-Negative Puerperal Woman

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2021
Cryptococcal meningitis is a common opportunistic infection in HIV-infected patients and other immunocompromised people. Pregnancy, which is a state of relative immunosuppression, can also be a risk factor for the development of cryptococcal meningitis ...
Tomás Robalo Nunes, Helena Pires, Liliana Alves, Ana Guerra, Susana Boavida, Ana Brito, Inês Marques, Nuno Marques   +7 more
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Clinical Value of Metagenomic Next‐Generation Sequencing Versus Conventional Methods in Diagnosing Cryptococcal Infection After Kidney Transplantation

Organ Medicine, EarlyView.
This retrospective study evaluated metagenomic next‑generation sequencing (mNGS) against conventional methods (India ink, culture, antigen) for diagnosing cryptococcal infection in 16 kidney transplant recipients. mNGS showed a significantly higher positivity rate (93.8% vs 62.5%, p = 0.031) and shorter turnaround time (24 vs. 120 h, p < 0.001).
Luhao Liu, Rongxin Chen, Haonan Lin, Yuhe Guo, Guanghui Li, Jiali Fang, Zheng Chen   +6 more
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