… excluded from this analysis, all of whom were also cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) … cryptococcal
meningitis. Of 574 with first-episode cryptococcal meningitis, 5 had tuberculous meningitis …

… fluid (CSF) and CSF fungal culture were done on adults living with human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) who had suspected cryptococcal meningitis (CM)… -effects meta-analysis to obtain …

… There are several modalities now available for the diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis in
… a common diagnostic tool for identifying Cryptococcus in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), yet the …

… In a multivariate analysis, only antifungal treatment group … of the cryptococcal polysaccharide
antigen in body fluids by … CSF, urine and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid may be used. In …

… as a predisposing factor for cryptococcal meningitis. Of those patients, seven had been
diagnosed with HIV before the presentation of cryptococcal meningitis, but only two patients were …

… -seropositive patients with cryptococcal meningitis were analyzed, duration of symptoms …
fluid (CSF) analysis will help in arriving at the correct etiological diagnosis. Cytospin analysis …

… This analysis indicates a lower number … fluid cytokine profiles predict risk of early mortality
and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis. …

… This assay is highly sensitive and specific in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), but is also sensitive
… at risk of cryptococcal meningitis (2). The majority of cases of cryptococcal meningitis occur in …

… analysis of the continuous log 2 transformed CSF lactate as a predictor of 2-week mortality
to consider a threshold cut-point of lactate risk for mortality. As sensitivity analyses, … analyses …

… of cryptococcal meningitis (P < .001). We conclude that serial monitoring of cryptococcal …
Our analysis suggests a limited role for antigen monitoring, as conducted in these protocols, …