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Research & Reviews 552 results
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00234-1
The Lancet. Infectious Diseases; Mashau RC, Meiring ST et. al.
Jun 25th, 2022 - Although flucytosine is a key component of WHO-recommended induction treatment for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis, this antifungal agent is not widely available in low-income and middle-income countries due to limited production and cost. ...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00001352
Jun 24th, 2022 - Cryptococcus is a fungus that causes infections most commonly in immunocompromised patients, such as those with AIDS and solid organ transplant recipients, particularly renal transplant recipients (1-3). However, approximately one-third of cases f...
https://doi.org/10.2174/1871526522666220621110723
Infectious Disorders Drug Targets; Dewangan A, Singh J et. al.
Jun 22nd, 2022 - Idiopathic CD4+ lymphocytopenia (ICL) is a rare entity grouped in non-HIV-related syndromes. ICL is characterized by a marked low CD4 T cell count of <300 cells/mm3 with ambiguous natural history and prognosis. In addition, Cryptococcal and nontub...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05085171
Jun 21st, 2022 - The study will be carried out in a population of HIV-infected adults with advanced HIV disease (CD4 <200 cells/µL) in Uganda. It will be a Randomized controlled trial, Phase III in Uganda over a duration of 5 years assessing 24 weeks survival with...
https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2022.2081619
Emerging Microbes & Infections; Li H, Han X et. al.
May 28th, 2022 - Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis (CM) is emerging as an infection in HIV/AIDS patients shifted from primarily ART-naive to ART-experienced individuals, as well as patients with COVID-19 and immunocompetent hosts. This fungal infection is mainly ca...
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Clinicaltrials.gov 14 results
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00001352
Jun 24th, 2022 - Cryptococcus is a fungus that causes infections most commonly in immunocompromised patients, such as those with AIDS and solid organ transplant recipients, particularly renal transplant recipients (1-3). However, approximately one-third of cases f...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05085171
Jun 21st, 2022 - The study will be carried out in a population of HIV-infected adults with advanced HIV disease (CD4 <200 cells/µL) in Uganda. It will be a Randomized controlled trial, Phase III in Uganda over a duration of 5 years assessing 24 weeks survival with...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04033120
Mar 4th, 2022 - This study aims to determine the diagnostic and prognostic values and the clinical impact of Talaromyces marneffei antigenemia (TmAg) in patients with advanced HIV disease using a novel enzyme immunoassay (EIA) detecting Tm-specific cell wall mann...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05153005
Dec 13th, 2021 - The research involves AIDS patients complicated with talaromycosis, PCP and cryptococcosis in the study. The main contents: To explore early screening and diagnostic strategies. To advance the application of taloromyces marneffeispecific mannose p...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00000676
Nov 2nd, 2021 - Serious fungal infections are significant complicating and life-threatening occurrences in patients with advanced HIV infection. Oropharyngeal candidiasis is found in almost all such patients, and causes pain, difficulty in swallowing, and loss of...
News 34 results
https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/240890/mixed-topics/multiple-crusted-swellings-chin
Yashdeep Singh Pathania, MD, Gurwinder Kaur, MD
Jun 1st, 2021 - The Diagnosis: Cutaneous Cryptococcosis Histologic examination revealed infiltration of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue with rounded basophilic cells on low magnification (Figure 1A). On higher magnification, encapsulated yeast cells (cryptococ.
https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/235460/mixed-topics/cutaneous-manifestations-nutritional-excess-pathophysiologic
Steven A. Svoboda, BS, Bridget E. Shields, MD
Feb 3rd, 2021 - Nutritional dermatoses are classically associated with dietary nutrient deficiencies; however, cutaneous disease as a consequence of nutrient excess often is overlooked. Chronic hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia resulting from excess carbohydrate.
https://www.onclive.com/view/anti-icos-antibody-medi-570-elicits-durable-responses-in-relapsed-refractory-t-cell-lymphomas
Dec 20th, 2020 - The anti-inducible T-cell co-stimulator (ICOS) monoclonal antibody MEDI-570 showed clinical activity with durable responses, as well as acceptable safety and tolerability in patients with relapsed/refractory angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AIT...
https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/232349/contact-dermatitis/umbilicated-neoplasm-chest
Bo Li, MD, Xiangqian Li, MD et. al.
Nov 23rd, 2020 - Dermoscopy showed polylobular, whitish yellow, amorphous structures at the center of the lesion surrounded by a crown of vessels (Figure 1). Histopathology revealed hyperplastic crateriform lesions containing large eosinophilic intracytoplasmic in.
https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/190835/infectious-diseases/primary-cutaneous-cryptococcosis-immunocompetent-iraq?channel=44
James V. Twede, MD, Kristopher M. Peters, DO
Dec 10th, 2018 - To the Editor: Disseminated cryptococcosis is a well-known opportunistic infection in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, but it is not frequently seen as a primary infection of the skin in immunocompetent hosts. W.