In 2016, the literature on neurological infections was, understandably, dominated by Zika virus. However, we should not overlook important publications on the treatment of cryptococcal and bacterial ...

[1]Jiang YK, Zhou LH, Cheng JH, et al. Anti-GM-CSF autoantibodies predict outcome of cryptococcal meningitis in patients not infected with HIV: a cohort study. Clin Microbiol Infect. Published online ...

Dar es Salaam / Lilongwe / Geneva — 15 April 2025 — A new, easier-to-administer and patient-friendly sustained-release formulation of flucytosine, a medicine used to treat cryptococcal meningitis, has ...

Cryptococcal meningitis is an infection of the meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain), which is caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. This fungus is found in the environment ...

For decades cryptococcal meningitis has flown under the radar, despite its high mortality rate, but this fungal brain infection is finally getting the attention it deserves with the launch of the ...

-The PLATFORM-CM trial is evaluating oteseconazole and other investigational products against the standard of care for treating cryptococcal meningitis "We are excited to initiate this important study ...

Patients with solid organ transplants are at risk of invasive cryptococcal infection because of long-term immunosuppressive therapy. There has been a shift in the epidemiology of invasive cryptococcal ...

Cryptococcus neoformans commonly causes opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients, especially in patients with AIDS. The CD4+ T-lymphocyte count is measured in patients with HIV infection, ...

A: An internist or infectious diseases specialist will treat cryptococcal meningitis. A: Cryptococcal paradoxical IRIS (immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome) is a complication that arises after ...

To the Editor: Beardsley et al. (Feb. 11 issue) 1 report on a randomized clinical trial in which a group of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–associated cryptococcal meningitis received ...

Cryptococcal meningitis, the second-leading cause of HIV-related deaths, is expected to rise as access to care weakens and advanced HIV disease (previously called AIDS) increases. A new, ...