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Cryptococcal meningitis. [PDF]

Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico, 1985
Cryptococcosis is a systemic fungal disease and meningitis is the most serious complication. The purpose of this study is to define problems related to its diagnosis and treatment. This is a retrospective analysis of 25 patients admitted from January 1978 to December 1981.
C F, Morales, B, Christenson, J R, Rodríguez, M, Colón, C H, Ramírez-Ronda   +4 more
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Association of Fcγ receptor IIB polymorphism with cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-uninfected Chinese patients. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: As important regulators of the immune system, the human Fcγ receptors (FcγRs) have been demonstrated to play important roles in the pathogenesis of various infectious diseases.
Xiu-Ping Hu, Ji-Qin Wu, Li-Ping Zhu, Xuan Wang, Bin Xu, Rui-Ying Wang, Xue-Ting Ou, Xin-Hua Weng   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Limited Activity Of Miltefosine In Murine Models Of Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis And Disseminated Cryptococcosis [PDF]

, 2013
Miltefosine is an alkyl phosphocholine with good oral bioavailability and in vitro activity against Cryptococcus species that has gained interest as an additional agent for cryptococcal infections.
Bocanegra, Rosie, Kirkpatrick, William R., Najvar, Laura K., Patterson, Thomas F., Sorrell, Tania C., Wiederhold, Nathan P.   +5 more
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Prevalence of Cryptococcal meningitis among Immunocompetent and immunocompromised Individuals in Bellary, South India – a Prospective Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2012
Background and objectives: Cryptococcal meningitis is now the leading cause of community acquired meningitis. It is generally thought to be associated with AIDS individuals.
Kanchan Mahale, Satish Patil, Ravikumar, Nagabhushan, Ramanath Mahale   +4 more
doaj  

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
doaj   +1 more source

RNA interference screening reveals host CaMK4 as a regulator of cryptococcal uptake and pathogenesis [PDF]

, 2017
Cryptococcus neoformans , the causative agent of cryptococcosis, is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that kills over 200,000 individuals annually. This yeast may grow freely in body fluids, but it also flourishes within host cells.
Doering, Tamara L, Hole, Camaron R, Khader, Shabaana A, Srikanta, Deepa, Williams, Matthew   +4 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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected patients: a longitudinal study in Cambodia. [PDF]

, 2010
To describe the frequency of diagnosis of cryptococcosis among HIV-infected patients in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, at programme entry, to investigate associated risk factors, and to determine the incidence of cryptococcal ...
Amornkul, Antinori, Chariyalertsak, Chhin, Darras-Joly, Dromer, French, Havlir, Heyderman, Jarvis, Jongwutiwes, Kong, Lortholary, Louie, Madec, Manosuthi, Micol, Mirza, Moosa, Pichith, Powderly, Senya, Singh, Sorvillo, Sungkanuparph   +24 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
doaj   +1 more source