Increased mortality associated with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus in patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis: a single US cohort study

Background: Diabetes mellitus is an established risk factor for bacterial infections, but its role in cryptococcosis is unclear. The study aimed to determine whether uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c >7%) was an independent risk factor for mortality in cryptococcosis. Methods: A retrospective case–con...

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Main Authors: Solana Archuleta, Amal A. Gharamti, Stefan Sillau, Paula Castellanos, Sindhu Chadalawada, William Mundo, Mehdi Bandali, Jose Oñate, Ernesto Martínez, Daniel B. Chastain, Kristen DeSanto, Leland Shapiro, Ilan S. Schwartz, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-03-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361211004367