… However, immunocompetent patients are also susceptible to cryptococcal meningitis (CM).
In patients with an intact immune system, CM usually presents with the typical signs and …

… occurrence of Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis in a presumed immunocompetent host.
… they may contribute to development of Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis. Mortality in this …

… studies, including fungal culture and cryptococcal antigen testing. We present a case of
cryptococcal meningitis and fungemia in a previously healthy male patient who presented after …

… In cryptococcal meningitis, immunocompetent patients had longer mean time from illness
onset to presentation (34.4 vs. 12.6 days, p = 0.02), more intense inflammatory responses (CSF…

… Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is an invasive fungal disease … immunocompromised patients.
Although CM mainly occurs in HIV-positive patients and other immunocompromised patients, …

… our area especially in immunocompetent patients made the … the cornerstone of therapy for
cryptococcal meningitis (13). The … , 19.3% of patients with cryptococcal meningitis in Vietnam …

… Treatment of cryptococcal meningitis associated with the acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome: National Institute of allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group and AIDS …

… Immunocompetent children (aged 16 or younger) receiving treatment at the Changzheng
Hospital for cryptococcal meningitis … The diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis was established …

… of immunocompetent patients diagnosed and treated for cryptococcal meningitis between
… Sixty-seven of the 143 cases of cryptococcosis occurred in immunocompetent patients. The …

… history, or physical exam findings that are commonly seen in meningitis. Additionally, we
emphasize that immunocompetent patients are likely to develop cryptococcal meningitis in the …