Comparison and Temporal Trends of Three Groups with Cryptococcosis: HIV-Infected, Solid Organ Transplant, and HIV-Negative/Non-Transplant

Emily W. Bratton(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Nada El Husseini(Duke University), Cody A. Chastain(Vanderbilt University Medical Center), Michael S. Lee(Brigham and Women's Hospital), Charles Poole(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Til Stürmer‎(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Jonathan J. Juliano(Brigham and Women's Hospital), David J. Weber(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), John R. Perfect(Duke University)
PLoS ONE
August 24, 2012
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Abstract

The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of cryptococcosis outlined three key populations at risk of disease: (1) HIV-infected, (2) transplant recipient, and (3) HIVnegative/non-transplant. However, direct comparisons of management, severity and outcomes of these groups have not been conducted.


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