Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Cryptococcal Disease: 2010 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Duke Medical Center · University of Alabama at Birmingham · +13 more institutions
Abstract
Cryptococcosis is a global invasive mycosis associated with significant morbidity and mortality. These guidelines for its management have been built on the previous Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines from 2000 and include new sections. There is a discussion of the management of cryptococcal meningoencephalitis in 3 risk groups: (1) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals, (2) organ transplant recipients, and (3) non-HIV-infected and nontransplant hosts. There are specific recommendations for other unique risk populations, such as children, pregnant women, persons in resource-limited environments, and those with Cryptococcus gattii infection. Recommendations for management also…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 86.81
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- 100%
- References
- 205
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15Topics & keywords
- Cryptococcosis
- Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
- Medicine
- Fluconazole
- Meningoencephalitis
- Flucytosine
- Intensive care medicine
- Amphotericin B
- Good health and well-being