Cryptococcal meningitis

L Tugume, K Ssebambulidde, J Kasibante… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2023 - nature.com
Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes cause
meningoencephalitis with high fatality rates and considerable morbidity, particularly in …

Cryptococcosis

EK Maziarz, JR Perfect - Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Infections, 2023 - Springer
Cryptococcosis is an infectious disease caused by the encapsulated fungi Cryptococcus
neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. Cryptococcal infection can develop in apparently …

Clinical practice guidelines for the management of cryptococcal disease: 2010 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

JR Perfect, WE Dismukes, F Dromer… - Clinical infectious …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcosis is a global invasive mycosis associated with significant morbidity and
mortality. These guidelines for its management have been built on the previous Infectious …

Adjunctive dexamethasone in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis

J Beardsley, M Wolbers, FM Kibengo… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Cryptococcal meningitis associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
infection causes more than 600,000 deaths each year worldwide. Treatment has changed …

Multisite validation of cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay and quantification by laser thermal contrast

DR Boulware, MA Rolfes… - Emerging infectious …, 2014 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cryptococcal meningitis is common in sub-Saharan Africa. Given the need for data for a
rapid, point-of-care cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) lateral flow immunochromatographic assay …

Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV-infected patients

NF Walker, J Scriven, G Meintjes… - HIV/AIDS-Research and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is improving worldwide. Immune reconstitution
inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a common complication of ART initiation. In this review, we …

Cryptococcal immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV-1-infected individuals: proposed clinical case definitions

LJ Haddow, R Colebunders, G Meintjes… - The Lancet infectious …, 2010 - thelancet.com
Cryptococcal immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) may present as a clinical
worsening or new presentation of cryptococcal disease after initiation of antiretroviral …

Clinical features and serum biomarkers in HIV immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome after cryptococcal meningitis: a prospective cohort study

DR Boulware, DB Meya, TL Bergemann… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) improves survival in persons with
cryptococcal meningitis (CM) and AIDS, ART frequently elicits HIV immune reconstitution …

Global HIV neurology: a comprehensive review

KT Thakur, A Boubour, D Saylor, M Das, DR Bearden… - Aids, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Neurological conditions associated with HIV remain major contributors to morbidity and
mortality and are increasingly recognized in the aging population on long-standing …

Risk factor analyses for immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a randomized study of early vs. deferred ART during an opportunistic infection

PM Grant, L Komarow, J Andersen, I Sereti, S Pahwa… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is reported widely in
patients initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, few studies are prospective, and no …