Treatment and outcomes among patients with Cryptococcus gattii infections in the United States Pacific Northwest

Cryptococcus gattii is a fungal pathogen causing an emerging outbreak in the United States Pacific Northwest (PNW). Treatment guidelines for cryptococcosis are primarily based on data from C. neoformans infections; applicability to PNW C. gattii infection is unknown. We evaluated the relationship be...

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Published in:	PloS one 2014-02, Vol.9 (2), p.e88875
Main Authors:	Smith, Rachel M, Mba-Jonas, Adamma, Tourdjman, Mathieu, Schimek, Trisha, DeBess, Emilio, Marsden-Haug, Nicola, Harris, Julie R
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over AIDS Amphotericin B Antifungal agents Antiparasitic agents Biology Care and treatment Case-Control Studies Central nervous system Clinical trials Cryptococcosis Cryptococcosis - epidemiology Cryptococcosis - therapy Cryptococcus Cryptococcus gattii - physiology Cryptococcus neoformans Disease control Disease prevention Diseases Female Fluconazole Flucytosine Fungicides Health risk assessment HIV Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immunocompromised Host Infections Lung cancer Lung diseases Male Medical laboratories Medical records Medical treatment Medicine Meningitis Middle Aged Mortality Northwestern United States - epidemiology Oregon - epidemiology Outbreaks Patient outcomes Patients Public health Survival Analysis Treatment Outcome Washington - epidemiology Young Adult
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