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Detection of (1,3)-β-d-Glucan in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Histoplasma Meningitis [PDF]
, 2018 The diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) histoplasmosis is often difficult. Although cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) (1,3)-β-d-glucan (BDG) is available as a biological marker for the diagnosis of fungal meningitis, there are limited data on its use for ...
Albers, Amanda +12 more
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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 +6 more
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Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.The graphical abstract summarizes the laboratory characterization of Naganishia uzbekistanensis strain CY11558. The isolate shows distinct colony morphology, globular yeast cells with a fibrillar surface network under scanning electron microscopy, and a weakly positive cryptococcal antigen reaction.
Xin Fan +7 more
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Radiology Case ReportsCryptococcal 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 +3 more
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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 +7 more
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Cryptococcal infection of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt in an immunocompetent patient [PDF]
, 2016 Patient: Male, 52 Final Diagnosis: Cryptococcal ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection Symptoms: Confusion • fever • Lethargy Medication: Amphotericin B • Flucytosine Clinical Procedure: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt removal Specialty: Infectious disease ...
Foong, Kap Sum +2 more
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Infection control in the brain and the eye
Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract The Central Nervous System (CNS), comprising the brain and the eye, is considered to have a ‘privileged’ mechanism for dealing with immunological challenge (immune privilege, IP). CNS IP has been revealed through experiments using foreign protein antigens and cell and tissue alloantigens (grafts), but evidence for a role for IP in modulating ...
John V. Forrester +2 more
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 2015 Immunocompromised patients are at increased risk of disseminated cryptococcal infection, often presenting as a primary respiratory infection with yeast cells originating from bird excreta. Because Cryptococcus neoformans has a tropism for cerebrospinal fluid, most patients suffer from meningitis or meningoencephalitis.
Spil, W.E. van +5 more
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A nomogram to predict cryptococcal meningitis in patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis
HeliyonBackground: 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 +6 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 +3 more
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