Results 71 to 80 of about 10,983 (153)

Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis with negative cryptococcal antigen: Evaluation of a new immunochromatographic detection assay

New Microbes and New Infections, 2015
Detection of cryptococcal antigen in serum or cerebrospinal fluid allows cryptococcal meningitis diagnosis within few hours with >90% sensitivity.
O. Opota, B. Desgraz, A. Kenfak, K. Jaton, M. Cavassini, G. Greub, G. Prod'hom, S. Giulieri   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A fatal case of meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in an immunocompetent male

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2010
The incidence of cryptococcal infection is high in developing countries such as India. Cryptococcal meningitis is considered rare in immunocompetent patients and is mainly a disease of immunocompromised patients. Prognosis in immunocompetent patients is
Prashant Gupta, Shruti Malik, Vineeta Khare, Gopa Banerjee, Anurag Mehrotra, Sanjay Mehrotra, Mastan Singh   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fatal Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Patient With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 2012
Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are susceptible to infections, especially opportunistic infections. We have described a patient with CLL who had cryptococcal meningitis.
Oguzhan Sıtkı Dizdar, Faruk Karakeçili, Belkıs Nihan Coskun, Beyza Ener, Rıdvan Ali, Reşit Mıstık   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stealth cryptococcus in an immunocompetent patient

Autopsy and Case Reports
Cryptococcosis occurs primarily in immunocompromised patients. It is difficult to suspect in an immunocompetent patient presenting with a headache.
Emily Ryan, Gia Jackson, Larry Nichols
doaj   +1 more source

Asymptomatic cryptococcal antigenemia is associated with mortality among HIV‐positive patients in Indonesia

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2014
Introduction Previous studies, mostly from Africa, have shown that serum cryptococcal antigenemia may precede the development of cryptococcal meningitis and early death among patients with advanced HIV infection. We examined cryptococcal antigenemia as a
Ahmad Rizal Ganiem, Agnes Rengga Indrati, Rudi Wisaksana, Hinta Meijerink, Andre van derVen, Bachti Alisjahbana, Reinout vanCrevel   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cryptococcus neoformans and PLWH: the role of serum cryptococcal antigen screening

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Introduction: Serum cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening is crucial for early diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis. This study presents the results of CrAg screening among people living with HIV (PLWH) followed in our clinic over the past six years ...
Özlem Gül, Nazife Duygu Demirbaş, Ayşe Barış, Okan Derin, Ceren Atasoy Tahtasakal, Ahsen Öncül, Dilek Yıldız Sevgi, İlyas Dökmetaş   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

CrAg screening strategy reduces definitive sequelae in people living with HIV

Discover Viruses
Background Screenning cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) of people living with HIV (PLHIV) reduces the morbidity and development of cryptococcal meningitis, but recent publications shows that it does not reduce mortality when comparable with a negative CrAg ...
Marcela de Faria Ferreira, Fabio Brito-Santos, Marcos de Abreu Almeida, Luciana Trilles, Marcia dos Santos Lazera   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cryptococcal meningitis

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2013
Cryptococcus neoformans is a kind of encapsulated fungal organism that widely exists in the nature. Because of its neurotropic nature, the central nervous system becomes its major target organ. Cryptococcus neoformans can use "transcellular pathway", "paracellular pathway" and "Trojan horse approach" to cross blood-brain barrier, and then make the ...
Yun-can WANG, Jun⁃ying HE, Hui BU, Yue⁃li ZOU, Wen⁃ting DING   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Cerebral infarction related to cryptococcal meningitis in an HIV-infected patient: case report and literature review

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Neurological dysfunction as the first manifestation of AIDS has been found in 10 to 20% of symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infections. However, stroke has rarely been reported in AIDS patients.
Andréa Gurgel Batista Leite, José E. Vidal, Francisco Bonasser Filho, Roberta Schiavon Nogueira, Augusto César Penalva de Oliveira   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neurological Infections in HIV: A Case-Based Review for Clinicians. [PDF]

Infez Med
Gupta N, Bhat B, Adhikari SD, Singh S, Malla S, Boodman C, Varma M, Grobusch MP, Kumar TP.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source