Abstract Note from Dr. Merle A. Sande-The Cryptococcus has become a major cause of
meningitis in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and the …

Abstract Dr. William G. Powderly provides a comprehensive review of the state of our
knowledge regarding cryptococcal infection in persons with infection due to human …

A retrospective analysis of 41 patients with cryptococcal meningitis and AIDS or neoplastic
disease was done. Patients with AIDS were younger and predominantly male; they had a …

Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common life-threatening fungal pathogen in patients
with AIDS. Most AIDS patients with C. neoformans infection present with meningitis, but in …

The value of monitoring titers of cryptococcal antigen in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
during therapy for AIDS-associated cryptococcal meningitis was evaluated. Baseline and …

In a recent paper evaluating the significance of cryptococcal antigen test results for 29
Chinese human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative patients affected by cryptococcal …

A prospective observational study was conducted over a 10-month period to determine the
clinical and laboratory manifestations of cryptococcal meningitis in Zimbabwe, a country …

Abstract Treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in patients with AIDS with amphotericin B plus
flucytosine is associated with a failure rate of 20%–30%. In the absence of chronic …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a major pathogen in patients with acquired immune deficiency
syndrome and was found to infect 13.3 percent of such patients seen at two medical centers …

Cryptococcal meningitis causes significant morbidity and mortality in persons with AIDS. Of
236 AIDS patients treated with amphotericin B plus flucytosine, 29 (12%) died within 2 …