Wei Song, Yin-Zhong Shen, Zhen-Yan Wang, Tang-Kai Qi, Li Liu, Ren-Fang Zhang, Jiang-Rong Wang, Yang Tang, Jun Chen, Jian-Jun Sun, Hong-Zhou Lu
BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is one of the most common opportunistic infections caused by Cryptococcus neoformans in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, and is complicated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical features, characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of first-diagnosed HIV-associated CM after 2-years of follow-up. METHODS: Data from all patients (n = 101) of HIV-associated CM hospitalized in Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center from September 2013 to December 2016 were collected and analyzed using logistic regression to identify clinical and microbiological factors associated with mortality...
December 5, 2020: Chinese Medical Journal