The global burden of fungal diseases

S Vallabhaneni, RK Mody, T Walker… - Infectious Disease …, 2016 - id.theclinics.com
Assessment of the global burden and epidemiologic trends of fungal diseases is critical to
prioritizing prevention strategies, diagnostic modalities, and therapeutic interventions. The …

Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of cryptococcosis: an initiative of the ECMM and ISHAM in cooperation with the ASM

CC Chang, TS Harrison, TA Bicanic… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Cryptococcosis is a major worldwide disseminated invasive fungal infection. Cryptococcosis,
particularly in its most lethal manifestation of cryptococcal meningitis, accounts for …

Clinical practice guidelines for the management of cryptococcal disease: 2010 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

JR Perfect, WE Dismukes, F Dromer… - Clinical infectious …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcosis is a global invasive mycosis associated with significant morbidity and
mortality. These guidelines for its management have been built on the previous Infectious …

Macrophage M1/M2 polarization dynamically adapts to changes in cytokine microenvironments in Cryptococcus neoformans infection

MJ Davis, TM Tsang, Y Qiu, JK Dayrit, JB Freij… - MBio, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
The outcome of cryptococcal pneumonia correlates with local macrophage polarization
status, as M1 and M2 polarization marks protective and nonprotective responses …

Common invasive fungal diseases: an overview of invasive candidiasis, aspergillosis, cryptococcosis, and Pneumocystis pneumonia.

Y Schmiedel, S Zimmerli - Swiss medical weekly, 2016 - boris.unibe.ch
Every year, Candida, Aspergillus, Cryptococcus and Pneumocystis infect an estimated two
million individuals worldwide. Most are immunocompromised or critically ill. Candida is the …

Epidemiology of cryptococcal meningitis in the US: 1997–2009

V Pyrgos, AE Seitz, CA Steiner, DR Prevots… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) causes significant morbidity and mortality globally; however,
recent national trends have not been described. Incidence and trends for CM-associated …

Cryptococcosis in solid organ transplantation—guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice

JW Baddley, GN Forrest… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
These updated guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Community of Practice of the
American Society of Transplantation review the diagnosis, prevention, and management of …

Cryptococcosis in solid organ transplant recipients: current state of the science

DR Snydman, N Singh, F Dromer… - Clinical Infectious …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcosis remains a significant opportunistic infection in solid organ transplant
recipients. Disease presentation and outcomes may be affected by, among other factors, the …

Pulmonary fungal infections

JA Smith, CA Kauffman - Respirology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This review details some of the advances that have been made in the recent decade in the
diagnosis, treatment and epidemiology of pulmonary fungal infections. These advances …

Cryptococcal pathogenic mechanisms: a dangerous trip from the environment to the brain

SK Esher, O Zaragoza, JA Alspaugh - Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic pathogenic yeast that causes serious
infections, most commonly of the central nervous system (CNS). C. neoformans is mainly …