Divergent neuroimmune signatures in the cerebrospinal fluid predict differential gender-specific survival among patients with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis
IntroductionSurvival among people with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM) remains low, particularly among women, despite the currently optimal use of antifungal drugs. Cryptococcus dissemination into the central nervous system [brain, spinal cord, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)] elicits the...
Main Authors: | Samuel Okurut, David R. Boulware, Elizabeth Okafor, Joshua Rhein, Henry Kajumbula, Bernard S. Bagaya, Freddie Bwanga, Joseph O. Olobo, Yukari C. Manabe, David B. Meya, Edward N. Janoff |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1275443/full |
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