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ArticleMedical mycology case reports2022

Another case of cryptococcal meningitis in a person without HIV who injects drugs: A possible risk factor in need of further investigation.

L Madeline McCrary, Ryan Paulus, J Kyle Melvin, John Perfect, Becky L White

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Article in Medical mycology case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Fungal Infections in People Who Use Drugs.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

L Madeline McCraryUNC Infectious Diseases, 130 Mason Farm Rd, CB# 7030, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Ryan PaulusUNC Family Medicine, 590 Manning Dr, CB# 7595, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
J Kyle MelvinUNC Family Medicine, 590 Manning Dr, CB# 7595, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
John PerfectDuke University Infectious Disease Division, 315 Trent Dr, Hanes House, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.
Becky L WhiteUNC Infectious Diseases, 130 Mason Farm Rd, CB# 7030, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
University of North Carolina Health Care · USDuke University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryptococcal meningitis is a fungal central nervous infection typically occurring in patients with severe immunocompromise. We present a case of cryptococcal meningitis occurring in a patient with active injection drug use (IDU) but no immunocompromising condition. This is the seventh case in the recent literature of cryptococcal central nervous involvement in an otherwise healthy young person with IDU, suggesting a possible association in need of further exploration.

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CryptococcusInjection drug useMeningitis

Identifiers

PMID35602762
PMCPMC9118350
OpenAlexW4280580690

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