Cryptococcal meningitis: differences between patients with and without HIV-infection

C Teekaput, S Yasri, R Chaiwarith - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Cryptococcal meningitis is one of the most devastating infections, particularly in
HIV-infected individuals. The increased use of immunosuppressants led to an increase in …

Glucocorticoids as a risk factor for infection and adverse outcomes in non‐HIV and non‐transplant patients with cryptococcal meningitis

L Kim, C Ferraz, MF Corbisiero, S Gorvetzian… - Mycoses, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cryptococcal meningitis (CM), an opportunistic fungal infection affecting
immunocompromised hosts, leads to high mortality. The role of previous exposure to …

Clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcome of low-risk non-HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: A retrospective cohort study

J Liu, R Dong, H Zhang, S Yao, J Liu, L Yang… - Medical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Although non-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM)
is a severe disease, there are still some non-HIV CM patients with a low risk of therapeutic …

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 as a Risk Factor and Outcome Modifier for Cryptococcosis in HIV Negative, Non-transplant Patients, a Propensity Score Match Analysis

VM Kung, C Ferraz, M Kennis, C Franco-Paredes… - Current …, 2023 - Springer
Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic fungal infection of worldwide distribution with significant
associated morbidity and mortality. HIV, organ transplantation, malignancy, cirrhosis …