Cryptococcal meningitis

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

Cryptococcal meningitis: epidemiology and therapeutic options

DJ Sloan, V Parris - Clinical epidemiology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Cryptococcal meningitis causes morbidity and mortality worldwide. The burden of disease is
greatest in middle-and low-income countries with a high incidence of human …

Cryptococcal Disease in Diverse Hosts

DB Meya, PR Williamson - New England Journal of Medicine, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Key Points Cryptococcal Disease in Diverse Hosts Worldwide, cryptococcal meningitis kills
up to 180,000 persons annually and is the most common cause of nonviral meningitis in the …

Diagnosis and management of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected adults

TC McHale, DR Boulware, J Kasibante… - Clinical microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcal meningitis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, especially in
people with advanced HIV disease. Cryptococcal meningitis is responsible for nearly 20% of …

Cryptococcal meningitis: diagnosis and management update

M Abassi, DR Boulware, J Rhein - Current tropical medicine reports, 2015 - Springer
Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of cryptococcal meningitis are
promising and have been improving long-term survival. Point of care testing has made …

Epidemiology and management of cryptococcal meningitis: developments and challenges

R Pukkila-Worley, E Mylonakis - Expert opinion on …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The significance of cryptococcal infection as a cause of human disease has dramatically
evolved in recent years. The objective of this study was to outline the worldwide significance …

Diagnosis and management of central nervous system cryptococcal infections in HIV-infected adults

C Skipper, M Abassi, DR Boulware - Journal of Fungi, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcal meningitis persists as a significant source of morbidity and mortality in persons
with HIV/AIDS, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite increasing access to …

Cryptococcal meningitis: epidemiology, immunology, diagnosis and therapy

PR Williamson, JN Jarvis, AA Panackal… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is by far the most common cause of adult meningitis
in many areas of the world that have high HIV seroprevalence. In most areas in Sub …

Long-term mortality and disability in cryptococcal meningitis: a systematic literature review

E Pasquier, J Kunda, P De Beaudrap… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is the primary cause of meningitis in adults with human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and an emerging disease in HIV-seronegative …

Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis: time for action

KE Stott, A Loyse, JN Jarvis, M Alufandika… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis was first described over a century ago. This fungal
infection is preventable and treatable yet continues to be associated with excessive …