Sterile Cerebrospinal Fluid Culture at Cryptococcal Meningitis Diagnosis Is Associated with High Mortality

Sterile Cerebrospinal Fluid Culture at Cryptococcal Meningitis Diagnosis Is Associated with High Mortality

Cryptococcus is the leading cause of AIDS-related meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa. The clinical implications of a sterile cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture among individuals diagnosed with cryptococcal meningitis using CSF cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) are unclear. We prospectively enrolled 765 HIV-p...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Caleb P Skipper, Katherine Huppler Hullsiek, Anna Stadelman, Darlisha A Williams, Kenneth Ssebambulidde, Elizabeth Okafor, Lillian Tugume, Edwin Nuwagira, Andrew Akampurira, Abdu K Musubire, Mahsa Abassi, Conrad Muzoora, Joshua Rhein, David R Boulware, David B Meya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
Cryptococcus
HIV
AIDS
cryptococcal meningitis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/1/46

Internet

https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/1/46

Similar Items