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ArticleEuropean journal of medical research2023

Identification of risk factors for disseminated cryptococcosis in non-hiv patients: a retrospective analysis.

Fan Zhang, Yiqing Zhou, Xiaoqi Tang, Minghui Li

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Article in European journal of medical research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fan ZhangSchool of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Yiqing ZhouDepartment of Infectious Disease, Shaoxing People's Hospital, 568 Zhongxing Road, Shaoxing, 312000, China.
Xiaoqi TangSchool of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Minghui LiDepartment of Infectious Disease, Shaoxing People's Hospital, 568 Zhongxing Road, Shaoxing, 312000, China. lmhhx@163.com.
Shaoxing People's Hospital · CNShaoxing University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the potential risk factors associated with disseminated cryptococcosis in HIV-negative individuals.

methodsA total of 106 HIV-negative patients with cryptococcal disease were enrolled. The observation group consisted of patients with disseminated cryptococcosis (DC), whereas the control groups included patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC) and cryptococcal meningitis (CM). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression algorithms were used to explore the significant clinical and laboratory characteristics that affect the progression of cryptococcal infections. Finally, receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves are applied to assess the diagnostic value of identified risk factors.LE: Kindly check the edit made in the title.I agree

resultsOf the 106 patients, 57 were diagnosed with pulmonary cryptococcosis, 22 with cryptococcal meningitis, and 27 with disseminated cryptococcosis. The logistic regression equation included five variables: diabetes, decompensated liver cirrhosis, long-term use of immunosuppressive agents, decreased serum albumin level, and elevated plasma cytokine IL-10 level. The ROC curves showed that albumin (AUC > 0.7), IL-10 (AUC > 0.7) and decompensated liver cirrhosis (AUC > 0.6) have relatively high diagnostic capacity in predicting the progression of Cryptococcus.

conclusionThis study identified elevated IL-10 levels as an independent risk factor for developing disseminated cryptococcosis in the control groups. Furthermore, decompensated liver cirrhosis and decreased serum albumin independently affected the progression of cryptococcosis in the CM and PC groups, respectively.

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CryptococcosisCryptococcusHIV InfectionsMeningitis, CryptococcalHumansInterleukin-10Liver CirrhosisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSerum AlbuminInterleukin-10Serum AlbuminCryptococcal meningoencephalitisDisseminated cryptococcosisPulmonary cryptococcosisRisk factor

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