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 …

Cryptococcal meningitis causes morbidity and mortality worldwide. The burden of disease is
greatest in middle-and low-income countries with a high incidence of human …

Cryptococcal meningitis has emerged as a leading cause of infectious morbidity and
mortality in patients with AIDS. Among the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive …

We retrospectively compared the clinical manifestations, laboratory features, and outcome of
cryptococcal meningitis in 44 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and 21 HIV …

Background. Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is the proximate cause of death in 20%–30% of
persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Africa. Methods. Two prospective …

Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of cryptococcal meningitis are
promising and have been improving long-term survival. Point of care testing has made …

Cryptococcal disease is an opportunistic infection that occurs primarily among people with
advanced HIV disease and is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in this group. By …

Abstract Treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in patients with AIDS with amphotericin B plus
flucytosine is associated with a failure rate of 20%–30%. In the absence of chronic …

Abstract SETTING Inpatient medical wards, Department of Medicine, University Teaching
Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia. OBJECTIVE To define the natural history, clinical presentation …

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 …