Pulmonary cryptococcosis: a review of pathobiology and clinical aspects

F Setianingrum, R Rautemaa-Richardson… - Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Pulmonary cryptococcosis is an important opportunistic invasive mycosis in
immunocompromised patients, but it is also increasingly seen in immunocompetent patients …

Cell wall polysaccharides from pathogenic fungi for diagnosis of fungal infectious disease

D Ahamefula Osibe, S Lei, B Wang, C Jin, W Fang - Mycoses, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive fungal diseases are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly
in immunocompromised individuals. Early and accurate diagnosis is crucial for effective …

Clinicopathological features of isolated pulmonary cryptococcosis in HIV-negative patients

HH Wu, YX Chen, SY Fang - Journal of International …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To analyse the clinicopathological features of isolated pulmonary cryptococcosis
in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative patients. Methods This retrospective study …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of serum cryptococcal antigen with different of clinical characteristics: a comprehensive analysis of 378 pulmonary cryptococcosis patients

KB Cheng, ZH Wu, S Liang, HP Li… - Annals of Palliative …, 2021 - apm.amegroups.org
Background: Pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC) is an infection typically diagnosed in
immunocompromised or immunocompetent patients, which can lead to severe disease if not …

隐球菌荚膜抗原检测在隐球菌病中的诊断价值

陈力, 何小庆, 陈耀凯 - 新发传染病电子杂志, 2021 - xfcrb2020.com
隐球菌病是由隐球菌感染人体引起的一种侵袭性真菌病, 是艾滋病患者及实体器官移植者中常见
的感染和致死原因. 10 年来, 隐球菌病的诊断方法已从真菌培养, 墨汁染色, 到目前的隐球菌荚膜 …

[HTML][HTML] Examination of a Chinese-made cryptococcal glucuronoxylomannan antigen test in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for diagnosing pulmonary …

Z Li, M Wang, P Zeng, Z Chen, Y Zhan, S Li… - Journal of Microbiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background We presented the performance of a Chinese-made cryptococcal
glucuronoxylomannan (GXM) antigen test using serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid …

[HTML][HTML] Serum sphingolipids aid in diagnosing adult HIV-negative patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis: a clinical cohort study

LF Yau, WH Chan, YX Li, YQ Zhan… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC) contributes to the ongoing global disease
burden in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative populations. Since some PC …

Diagnostic Immunology

M Conte, CD Pfeiffer, B Wong - Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal …, 2023 - Springer
The frequency of invasive fungal infections has risen dramatically in recent decades, mostly
because of a larger population of at-risk patients who are immunocompromised …

Performance of Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in HIV-Negative Patients

J Yang, L Chen, F Qiu, Y Liu… - Annals of Clinical & …, 2023 - Assoc Clin Scientists
Objective We presented the performance of cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay test
using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples in the HIV-negative Chinese population …

Insights into the opportunistic fungal pathogen Cryptococcus and neutrophilic inflammation using zebrafish models

AN Bojarczuk - 2020 - etheses.whiterose.ac.uk
The innate immunity provides the first line of defence against infection and inflammation.
Zebrafish are a proven model for understanding the in vivo biology of infection and …