Cryptococcal meningitis: epidemiology, immunology, diagnosis and therapy

PR Williamson, JN Jarvis, AA Panackal… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is by far the most common cause of adult meningitis
in many areas of the world that have high HIV seroprevalence. In most areas in Sub …

Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of cryptococcosis: an initiative of the ECMM and ISHAM in cooperation with the ASM

CC Chang, TS Harrison, TA Bicanic… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Cryptococcosis is a major worldwide disseminated invasive fungal infection. Cryptococcosis,
particularly in its most lethal manifestation of cryptococcal meningitis, accounts for …

Clinical practice guidelines for the management of cryptococcal disease: 2010 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

JR Perfect, WE Dismukes, F Dromer… - Clinical infectious …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcosis is a global invasive mycosis associated with significant morbidity and
mortality. These guidelines for its management have been built on the previous Infectious …

HIV-associated opportunistic CNS infections: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment

LN Bowen, B Smith, D Reich, M Quezado… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Nearly 30 years after the advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART), CNS opportunistic infections
remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-positive individuals. Unknown HIV …

Evidence of a Role for Monocytes in Dissemination and Brain Invasion by Cryptococcus neoformans

C Charlier, K Nielsen, S Daou, M Brigitte… - Infection and …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
The pathogenesis of cryptococcosis, including the events leading to the production of
meningoencephalitis, is still largely unknown. Evidence of a transcellular passage of …

Cryptococcosis in solid organ transplantation—guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice

JW Baddley, GN Forrest… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
These updated guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Community of Practice of the
American Society of Transplantation review the diagnosis, prevention, and management of …

Cryptococcosis in solid organ transplant recipients: current state of the science

DR Snydman, N Singh, F Dromer… - Clinical Infectious …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcosis remains a significant opportunistic infection in solid organ transplant
recipients. Disease presentation and outcomes may be affected by, among other factors, the …

Central nervous system cryptococcal infections in non-HIV infected patients

J Beardsley, TC Sorrell, SCA Chen - Journal of Fungi, 2019 - mdpi.com
Central nervous system (CNS) cryptococcosis in non-HIV infected patients affects solid
organ transplant (SOT) recipients, patients with malignancy, rheumatic disorders, other …

[HTML][HTML] Lateral flow assay for cryptococcal antigen: an important advance to improve the continuum of HIV care and reduce cryptococcal meningitis-related mortality

JE Vidal, DR Boulware - Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
SUMMARY AIDS-related cryptococcal meningitis continues to cause a substantial burden of
death in low and middle income countries. The diagnostic use for detection of cryptococcal …

Bilateral lesions of the basal ganglia and thalami (central grey matter)—pictorial review

S Van Cauter, M Severino, R Ammendola… - Neuroradiology, 2020 - Springer
The basal ganglia and thalami are paired deep grey matter structures with extensive
metabolic activity that renders them susceptible to injury by various diseases. Most …