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Symptomatic Cryptococcal Antigenemia Presenting as Early Cryptococcal Meningitis With Negative Cerebral Spinal Fluid Analysis. [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Individuals with cryptococcal antigenemia are at high risk of developing cryptococcal meningitis if untreated. The progression and timing from asymptomatic infection to cryptococcal meningitis is unclear.
Nuwagira, Edwin, Boulware, David R, Adjunctive Sertraline for Treatment of HIV-associated Cryptococc, Hullsiek, Kathy Huppler, Ssebambulidde, Kenneth, Mpoza, Edward, Kiggundu, Reuben, Tugume, Lillian, Meya, David B, Kwizera, Richard, Musubire, Abdu K, Rhein, Joshua, Muzoora, Conrad, Bangdiwala, Ananta S, Abassi, Mahsa, Kandole, Tadeo Kiiza, Cresswell, Fiona V, Williams, Darlisha A, Lofgren, Sarah M   +18 more
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The Potential Role of Verapamil Against Fluconazole‐Induced Torsade de Pointes: A Critical Review

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Fluconazole (FZL) is a broad‐spectrum antifungal drug associated with certain serious adverse effects such as polymorphic ventricular arrhythmia due to QT prolongation. Torsade de Pointes (TdP) is a unique type of polymorphic ventricular arrhythmia due to QT prolongation.
Noha E. Abdel‐Razik, Hayder M. Al‐Kuraishy, Ali I. Al‐Gareeb, Maryam Magdy Soliman, Athanasios Alexiou, Marios Papadakis, Mubarak Aluwaili, Gaber El‐Saber Batiha   +7 more
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Flucytosine and cryptococcosis: time to urgently address the worldwide accessibility of a 50-year-old antifungal.

, 2013
Current, widely accepted guidelines for the management of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningoencephalitis (CM) recommend amphotericin B combined with flucytosine (5-FC) for ≥2 weeks as the initial induction treatment of choice.
A. Loyse, Dromer, F, Day, J, Lortholary, O, O. Lortholary, Harrison, TS, F. Dromer, Day, Jeremy, T. S. Harrison, J. Day, Loyse, A   +10 more
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Non-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related cryptococcal meningitis with recurrent acute stroke: A case report

Journal of International Medical Research
Cryptococcal meningitis has been reported to be primarily associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Herein, we report the case of a male patient in China with recurrent acute stroke as the first clinical manifestation, followed by several ...
Bijun Ye, Jian Wu, Yinhong Qiu, Weiqiang Fan, Jiating Xu, Yiping Tang   +5 more
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Cryptococcus gattii infection in an immunocompetent host in Greece

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2020
We report a case of a 31-year-old otherwise healthy female with pulmonary cryptococcoma along with cryptococcal meningitis due to Cryptococcus gattii molecular type VGI, in Greece.
Marina Andreou, Massimo Cogliati, Fevronia Kolonitsiou, Charalampos Stroumpos, Vasiliki Stamouli, Panagiota Ravazoula, Dimitrios Siagris, Helen Papadogeorgaki, Myrto Christofidou, Alexandra Lekkou   +9 more
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Trends in Meningitis Burden and Projections to 2040: A Secondary Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Meningitis remains a global health challenge, characterized by substantial regional and etiologic disparities. This study aimed to analyze recent trends, forecast future burden, and examine the influence of development status on meningitis outcomes.
Mehdi Azizmohammad Looha, Ali Saberi Shahrbabaki, Fatemeh Masaebi, Mahmoud Zamani, Farid Zayeri   +4 more
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A Deep Representation Learning Method for Quantitative Immune Defense Function Evaluation and Its Clinical Applications

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 17, 23 March 2026.
ImmuDef, a novel algorithm to quantitatively evaluate the anti‐infection immune defense function of an individual based on RNA‐seq data via a variational autoencoder (VAE) model. It is validated on 3200+ samples across four immune states with high accuracy. It can serve as a metric for disease severity and prognosis across pathogenic cohorts.
Zhen‐Lin Tan, Tao Luo, Yu Lin, Xiao‐Jun Wu, Wen‐Kang Shen, Jie Chen, Qian Lei, An‐Yuan Guo   +7 more
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Emerging concepts in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis. [PDF]

, 2019
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis remains a significant contributor to AIDS-related mortality despite widened access to antiretroviral therapy. Even in clinical trial settings 10-week mortality is roughly 40%.
Lawrence, David,, Jarvis, Joseph, N, Jarvis, Joseph,, Lawrence, David S, Boyer-Chammard, Timothée, Jarvis, Joseph N, Lawrence, David, S   +6 more
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Experiences of HIV–Related Stigma and Mental Illness Among HIV–Associated Meningitis Patients in Rural Uganda

Brain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2026.
Meningitis patients living with HIV often struggle with medication adherence and seeking HIV care due to the lack of education, support, and HIV‐related stigma, which can contribute to the development of mental health conditions in some individuals.
Abigail Link, Sarah Iribarren, Paul Bohjanen, Mark Okwir, David Meya, Betty Nabongo, Danuta Kasprzyk   +6 more
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HIV–associated Cryptococcal Meningitis

, 2018
The DREAMM education programme and all related training materials are intended for health care workers (HCWs) based/working in low and middle income countries (LMICs) across Africa. The DREAMM education programme aims to increase the knowledge of HCWs to
Saulos Nyirenda (11927083), Charles Kouanfack (117476), Anne-Marie Reid (12474506), Angela Loyse (292490), Muirgen Stack (4396471), Cecilia Kanyama (504116), Aude Sturny Leclere (6028591), Timothée Boyer-chammard (6028590), Olivier Lortholary (69522), Sokoine L. Kivuyo (8918000), Lauriane Fomete Nome (12474503), Tom Harrison (6029911), Sayoki G. Mfinanga (13922038)   +12 more
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