Background Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is the most common fungal infection of the central
nervous system and has high morbidity and mortality. Almost studies about prognostic …

… IFN-γ levels and rate of clearance of infection in cryptococcal … In HIV-associated cryptococcal
meningitis the CSF white cell … CSF protein is usually elevated and CSF glucose may be low. …

… In conclusion, many factors, including initial level of … CSF glucose, high CSF lactate
concentration and cryptococcal antigen titre may influence the prognosis of cryptococcal meningitis …

… glucose concentration found in patients with cryptococcal meningitis is a reflection of impaired
blood-CSF glucose … of 40 patients with cryptococcal meningitis have been described in a …

… fungal interactions in the leading fungal meningitis pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans, we
found that brain glucose … concentrations of glucose as the carbon source, we reasoned that …

… sufficient supply of oxygen and glucose for cellular metabolism. A … When oxygen levels fall,
glucose is primarily converted to … CSF glucose levels in the presence of elevated CSF lactate. …

… or only slightly abnormal CSF WBC count, protein level, and glucose level in patients with
AIDS and suspected cryptococcal meningitis. Greater diagnostic reliance should be placed on …

… level of CSF glucose, the worse the prognosis of patients with CM [58]. Considering the
importance of CSF glucose levels, we compared the CSF-glucose levels … CSF-glucose levels in …

… The protein level is usually raised and the glucose level is low or normal. … important in
patients who present with a decreased level of consciousness. Judicious management of fluid and …

… The protein level is usually elevated and the glucose level is usually depressed. India ink
preparation will be positive in about 50% of nonAIDS cases,25 whereas in AIDS patients with …