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Evaluation of cryptococcus laurentii meningitis in a patient with HIV infection: a case report and review of the literature.
Hawaii Med J. 2006 Sep; 65(9):260-3.HM

Abstract

Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common cryptococci causing infection in humans. Non-neoformans cryptococci have generally been regarded as saprophytes and rarely reported as human pathogens. We report a probable case of Cryptococcus laurentii meningitis in a HIV-infected patient and reviewed the literature on risk factors and treatment of this infection in humans. This patient was successfully treated with amphotericin B followed by fluconazole. Awareness of the emerging antifungal-resistant C. laurentii strains, as reported in the literature, should be emphasized, especially in immunocompromised patients.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Khawcharoenporn T
Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, 1356 Lusitana Street, 7th Fl, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA. thanak30@yahoo.com
Apisarnthanarak A
No affiliation info available
Kiratisin P
No affiliation info available
Mundy LM
No affiliation info available
Bailey TC
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAdultCryptococcusHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMeningitis, Cryptococcal

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

17153670

Citation

Khawcharoenporn, Thana, et al. "Evaluation of Cryptococcus Laurentii Meningitis in a Patient With HIV Infection: a Case Report and Review of the Literature." Hawaii Medical Journal, vol. 65, no. 9, 2006, pp. 260-3.
Khawcharoenporn T, Apisarnthanarak A, Kiratisin P, et al. Evaluation of cryptococcus laurentii meningitis in a patient with HIV infection: a case report and review of the literature. Hawaii Med J. 2006;65(9):260-3.
Khawcharoenporn, T., Apisarnthanarak, A., Kiratisin, P., Mundy, L. M., & Bailey, T. C. (2006). Evaluation of cryptococcus laurentii meningitis in a patient with HIV infection: a case report and review of the literature. Hawaii Medical Journal, 65(9), 260-3.
Khawcharoenporn T, et al. Evaluation of Cryptococcus Laurentii Meningitis in a Patient With HIV Infection: a Case Report and Review of the Literature. Hawaii Med J. 2006;65(9):260-3. PubMed PMID: 17153670.
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