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A nomogram to predict cryptococcal meningitis in patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis

Heliyon
Background: The most serious manifestation of pulmonary cryptococcosis is complicated with cryptococcal meningitis, while its clinical manifestations lack specificity with delayed diagnosis and high mortality.
Xiaoli Tan, Min Deng, Zhixian Fang, Qi Yang, Ming Zhang, Jiasheng Wu, Wenyu Chen   +6 more
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Epidemiological characterization and prognostic factors in patients with confirmed cerebral cryptococcosis in central Taiwan

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2015
BackgroundCryptococcal meningitis is a deadly fungal infection. This study aimed to characterize the epidemiology of cerebral cryptococcosis and to define its prognostic factors.MethodsThis cross-sectional study collected clinical information from ...
Chang-Hua Chen, Hiu-Ngar Sy, Li-Jhen Lin, Hua-Cheg Yen, Shao-Hung Wang, Wei-Liang Chen, Yu-Min Chen, Yu-Jun Chang   +7 more
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Recent advances in managing HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2019
The recent development of highly sensitive and specific point-of-care tests has made it possible to diagnose HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis within minutes.
Timothée Boyer-Chammard, Elvis Temfack, Alexandre Alanio, Joseph N. Jarvis, Thomas S. Harrison, Olivier Lortholary   +5 more
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The Epidemiology of Meningitis among Adults in a South African Province with a High HIV Prevalence, 2009-2012. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
INTRODUCTION:Meningitis is a major cause of mortality in southern Africa. We aimed to describe the aetiologies and frequencies of laboratory-confirmed fungal and bacterial meningitis among adults in a South African province with an 11% HIV prevalence ...
Erika Britz, Olga Perovic, Claire von Mollendorf, Anne von Gottberg, Samantha Iyaloo, Vanessa Quan, Verushka Chetty, Charlotte Sriruttan, Nazir A Ismail, Ananta Nanoo, Alfred Musekiwa, Carl Reddy, Karien Viljoen, Cheryl Cohen, Nelesh P Govender   +14 more
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When to consider an inborn error of immunity: clues for physicians

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The term inborn errors of immunity (IEIs) refers to the rapidly expanding group of genetic disorders causing dysregulation of the immune system. With improved genetic testing in recent years, the number of defined IEIs and their range of phenotypic presentations has grown vastly, with more than 550 IEIs now described.
Meera Thangarajah, Lucinda J. Berglund
wiley   +1 more source

Performance of cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay in serum, cerebrospinal fluid, whole blood, and urine in HIV-infected patients with culture-proven cryptococcal meningitis admitted at a Brazilian referral center

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2018
Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common cause of opportunistic meningitis in HIV-infected patients in Brazil and causes unacceptable high mortality rates.
José E. Vidal, Carolina Toniolo, Adriana Paulino, Arnaldo L. Colombo, Marilena dos Anjos Martins, Cristina da Silva Meira, Renata Guise Soares Azevedo, Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola, Hélio Rodrigues Gomes, Marcia dos Santos Lazera, Augusto C. Penalva de Oliveira, David R. Boulware   +11 more
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Donor Dilemma: A National Simulation‐Based Case Curriculum for Teaching Donor Call Decision‐Making in Infectious Diseases Trainees

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
An asynchronous donor‐call case‐based progressive disclosure curriculum was feasible and valued across diverse ID and TID training programs. ID and TID trainees reported improved confidence in their clinical reasoning and ability to evaluate donor‐suitability, supporting this educational approach to address a training gap.
Robert Sean Tyler, Rachel B. Colven, Alexandra G. Mills, Drew W. Charles, Ruth O. Adekunle, Divisha Sharma, Yosra Alkabab, Scott R. Curry, Ricardo M. La Hoz, Courtney E. Harris   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meningoencephalitis in a Young Immunocompetent Patient

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Cryptococcal meningitis is mainly seen in immunocompromised patients, but in recent years, there has been an increase in cases involving patients with no known immunodeficiencies. These patients have symptomatic presentations that range from indolent and
Michael Ke MD, Neeki Ettefagh, Ahmet Semih Topbas MD, Mehdi Kazemi MD   +3 more
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Molecular diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis in cerebrospinal fluid: comparison of primer sets for Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complex

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Aim: This study evaluated the use of polymerase chain reaction for cryptococcal meningitis diagnosis in clinical samples. Materials and methods: The sensitivity and specificity of the methodology were evaluated using eight Cryptococcus neoformans/C ...
Marilena dos Anjos Martins, Kate Bastos Santos Brighente, Terezinha Aparecida de Matos, Jose Ernesto Vidal, Daise Damaris Carnietto de Hipólito, Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola   +5 more
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Management of long-term cryptococcal meningitis neoformans in a surviving patient: A case report

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Cryptococcal meningitis is a common fungal infection of the central nervous system with high mortality and disability rates. A prominent clinical manifestation is persistent and severe cranial hypertension, which is one of the most critical outcome ...
Shijun Hu, Tao Liu, Shixiong Huang, Hui Liang   +3 more
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