Cryptococcal antigenemia in advanced human immunodeficiency virus disease: pathophysiology, epidemiology, and clinical implications
RM Wake, SF Molloy, JN Jarvis… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) is detectable in blood prior to the onset of symptomatic
cryptococcal meningitis (CM), a leading cause of death among people with advanced …
cryptococcal meningitis (CM), a leading cause of death among people with advanced …
High cryptococcal antigen titers in blood are predictive of subclinical cryptococcal meningitis among human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients
RM Wake, E Britz, C Sriruttan, I Rukasha… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background High mortality rates among asymptomatic cryptococcal antigen (CrAg)–positive
patients identified through CrAg screening, despite preemptive fluconazole treatment, may …
patients identified through CrAg screening, despite preemptive fluconazole treatment, may …
Cryptococcal antigenemia is associated with meningitis or death in HIV-infected adults with CD4 100–200 cells/mm3
J Wykowski, SR Galagan, S Govere, CL Wallis… - BMC Infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening with fluconazole prophylaxis
has been shown to prevent cryptococcal meningitis and mortality for people living with HIV …
has been shown to prevent cryptococcal meningitis and mortality for people living with HIV …
Cryptococcal antigenemia in human immunodeficiency virus antiretroviral therapy–experienced Ugandans with virologic failure
E Mpoza, R Rajasingham, L Tugume… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Detectable serum or plasma cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) precedes
symptomatic cryptococcal meningitis. The World Health Organization recommends CrAg …
symptomatic cryptococcal meningitis. The World Health Organization recommends CrAg …
[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and correlates of cryptococcal antigen positivity among AIDS patients—United States, 1986–2012
J McKenney, RM Smith, TM Chiller, R Detels… - MMWR Morb Mortal …, 2014 - cdc.gov
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is one of the leading opportunistic infections associated with
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (1). The worldwide burden of CM among …
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (1). The worldwide burden of CM among …
Asymptomatic cryptococcal antigenemia is associated with mortality among HIV‐positive patients in Indonesia
Introduction Previous studies, mostly from Africa, have shown that serum cryptococcal
antigenemia may precede the development of cryptococcal meningitis and early death …
antigenemia may precede the development of cryptococcal meningitis and early death …
Symptomatic cryptococcal antigenemia presenting as early cryptococcal meningitis with negative cerebral spinal fluid analysis
K Ssebambulidde, AS Bangdiwala… - Clinical Infectious …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Individuals with cryptococcal antigenemia are at high risk of developing
cryptococcal meningitis if untreated. The progression and timing from asymptomatic infection …
cryptococcal meningitis if untreated. The progression and timing from asymptomatic infection …
Prevalence and factors associated with cryptococcal antigenemia among severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected adults in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Background Cryptococcal infection is a common opportunistic infection among severely
immunosuppressed HIV patients and is associated with high mortality. Positive cryptococcal …
immunosuppressed HIV patients and is associated with high mortality. Positive cryptococcal …
Cryptococcal-related mortality despite fluconazole preemptive treatment in a cryptococcal antigen screen-and-treat program
RM Wake, NP Govender, T Omar, C Nel… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening and treatment with preemptive
fluconazole reduces the incidence of clinically evident cryptococcal meningitis in individuals …
fluconazole reduces the incidence of clinically evident cryptococcal meningitis in individuals …
Reflexive laboratory-based cryptococcal antigen screening and preemptive fluconazole therapy for cryptococcal antigenemia in HIV-infected individuals with CD4< …
DB Meya, AN Kiragga, E Nalintya… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: HIV-infected persons with cryptococcal antigenemia (CrAg) are at high risk for
meningitis or death. We evaluated the effect of CrAg screening and preemptive fluconazole …
meningitis or death. We evaluated the effect of CrAg screening and preemptive fluconazole …