A prospective descriptive study of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV uninfected patients in Vietnam - high prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans var grubii in the absence of underlying disease

<p style="text-align:justify;"> <b>Background:</b> Most cases of cryptococcal meningitis occur in patients with HIV infection: the course and outcome of disease in the apparently immunocompetent is much more poorly understood. We describe a cohort of HIV uninfected Vietn...

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Main Authors: Chau, T, Mai, N, Phu, N, Nghia, H, Chuong, L, Sinh, D, Duong, V, Diep, P, Campbell, J, Baker, S, Hien, T, Lalloo, D, Farrar, J, Day, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2010