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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2020

Comparison of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-negative patients with and without lung infections.

Ming Yang, Lin Cheng, Fengjun Sun, Fu Liu, Wei Feng, Pu Yao, Bangbi Weng, Peiyuan Xia

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ming YangDepartment of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Lin ChengDepartment of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3825-5378
Fengjun SunDepartment of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Fu LiuDepartment of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
Wei FengDepartment of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Pu YaoDepartment of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Bangbi WengDepartment of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Peiyuan XiaDepartment of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Army Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the clinical features and outcomes of cryptococcal meningitis (CM) in HIV-negative patients with and without lung infections.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the medical records of HIV-negative patients with CM admitted to two university hospitals in Southwest China over the past 5 years.

resultsSeventy-one patients were included, of whom 35 (49.3%) had lung disease. Compared with patients without lung infection, CM patients with lung infection tended to be male and younger (≤30 years), experienced more fever, less vomiting and fewer central nervous system symptoms; more often had low white blood cell (WBC) counts (<20 × 10

conclusionHIV-negative CM patients with lung infections tended to be male and younger. Fever, fewer central nervous system symptoms, and WBC counts <20 × 10

Indexed as

AdultAge FactorsAntifungal AgentsChinaCryptococcus neoformansDrug Resistance, FungalFemaleFeverHospital MortalityHumansLeukocyte CountLung Diseases, FungalMaleMeningitis, CryptococcalMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedAntifungal Agentsclinical characteristicsCryptococcal meningitiscryptococcus neoformansdiagnosislung infectionpatient outcomes

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PMID32527201
PMCPMC7294499
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