Cryptococcal meningitis

L Tugume, K Ssebambulidde, J Kasibante… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
… the preferred options for induction therapy of cryptococcal meningitis. Whether short-…
immunology, changing epidemiology, and updates on the management of cryptococcal meningitis

[HTML][HTML] Fungal CNS infections in Africa: the neuroimmunology of cryptococcal meningitis

SH Mohamed, TK Nyazika, K Ssebambulidde… - … in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
… In this chapter, we discuss the epidemiology, clinical features and immunology of fungal CNS
… prioritisation to help reduce the burden of these life-threatening fungal infections in Africa. …

Cryptococcal meningitis: a review for emergency clinicians

KM Fisher, T Montrief, M Ramzy, A Koyfman… - Internal and emergency …, 2021 - Springer
… This review evaluates the diagnosis, management, and empiric treatment of suspected
CM in the ED. CM can easily evade diagnosis with a subacute presentation, and should be …

Cryptococcosis

AC Gushiken, KK Saharia, JW Baddley - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2021 - id.theclinics.com
… (ICP) and optimization of host immunity. Although there have been major improvements in
the diagnosis and management of cryptococcosis, the overall incidence and mortality remain …

Epidemiology of Cryptococcus and cryptococcosis in Western Africa

CL Akaihe, EI Nweze - Mycoses, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
epidemiology of Cryptococcus species in Nigeria, respectively etc). All papers related to the
epidemiology and prevalence of cryptococcosis … the prevalence of cryptococcal meningitis is …

Cryptococcal Disease in Diverse Hosts

DB Meya, PR Williamson - New England Journal of Medicine, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
cryptococcal meningitis is now increasingly diagnosedincidence of cryptococcal meningitis
has not decreased substantially in sub-Saharan Africa. Furthermore, in 2022, cryptococcosis

The prevalence and mortality of cryptococcal meningitis in patients with autoimmune diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Zhao, W Weng, C Chen, J Zhang - European Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
… Globally, cryptococcal diseases remain a significant challenge, as infections may cause
pulmonary cryptococcosis and cryptococcal meningitis (CM) [1]. A 2009 study reported 957,900 …

Burden of fungal meningitis

P Pagliano, S Esposito, T Ascione, AM Spera - Future Microbiology, 2020 - Future Medicine
cryptococcal meningitis sustains a number of cases in patients with defects in cell-mediated
immunity and transplant recipients, with high rates of death despite appropriate therapy. A …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to chronic meningitis in Brazil: a narrative review

GD Silva, BF Guedes, IR Junqueira… - Arquivos de Neuro …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
… of cryptococcal meningitis, in Latin America, we expect ∼ 5,300 cases of cryptococcal meningitis
… [9] In our experience, tuberculosis and cryptococcosis are the most common causes of …

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 antigenemia within this spectrum. We also provide an update on global prevalence,
recommended screening and treatment … among patients with cryptococcal antigenemia. …