Cryptococcal meningitis is a devastating brain infection cause by encapsulated yeasts of the
Cryptococcus genus. Exposure, through inhalation, is likely universal by adulthood, but …

Bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency. All clinicians who provide acute medical care
require a sound understanding of the priorities of managing a patient with suspected …

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is a diagnostic tool for many conditions affecting the
central nervous system. Urgent indications for lumbar puncture include suspected central …

Cryptococcal meningitis is a life‐threatening opportunistic fungal infection in both HIV‐
infected and HIV‐uninfected patients. According to the most recent taxonomy, the …

Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis has an overall global mortality rate of 20% in AIDS
patients despite antifungals. There is a need for additional means of precise assessment of …

Since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy there has been an improvement
in the quality of life for people with HIV infection. Despite the progress made, about 70% of …

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 …

Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromes (IRIS) in patients with AIDS are
characterized by atypical manifestations of opportunistic pathogens in patients experiencing …

There are approximately 1 million cryptococcal infections per year among HIV+ individuals,
resulting in nearly 625,000 deaths. Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are …

We report 2 cases of disseminated cryptococcosis with central nervous system involvement
in patients with chronic lymphoid malignancies occurring within 1 month of starting on …