Cytomegalovirus viremia associated with increased mortality in cryptococcal meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa

C Skipper, MR Schleiss, AS Bangdiwala… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Cryptococcal meningitis and tuberculosis are both important causes of death in
persons with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency …

Baseline serum C-reactive protein level predicts mortality in cryptococcal meningitis

S Chesdachai, NW Engen, J Rhein… - Open Forum …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase protein produced by the liver in
response to systemic inflammation. CRP is a helpful surrogate biomarker used for following …

Cryptococcosis in Liver Transplant Candidates and Recipients

S Gore, GN Forrest - Current Fungal Infection Reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Evaluate the epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, and
clinical outcomes of cryptococcal infections in patients with advanced liver disease or liver …

Malignancy in non-HIV infected patients with cryptococcal meningitis: a retrospective study

X Xu, L Cao, Y Wang, J Liu, Q Dong, C Liang, Y Jiang… - 2020 - researchsquare.com
Background: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) was found to be coexist with malignancy in non-
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients. The purpose of this study was to …