Comparative Epidemiology and Outcomes of Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Non-HIV Non-transplant, and Solid Organ Transplant Associated Cryptococcosis: A Population-Based Study | Zendy

Ige George | Zendy; Andrej Spec | Zendy; William G. Powderly | Zendy; Carlos Santos | Zendy

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Comparative Epidemiology and Outcomes of Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Non-HIV Non-transplant, and Solid Organ Transplant Associated Cryptococcosis: A Population-Based Study

Author(s) -

Ige George,

Andrej Spec,

William G. Powderly,

Carlos Santos

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix867

Subject(s) - medicine , cryptococcosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , epidemiology , immunology , population , organ transplantation , virology , sida , viral disease , transplantation , environmental health

In this population-based study in the contemporary era in the United States, the proportion of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative patients with cryptococcosis approaches that in HIV-infected patients. Cryptococcosis is associated with higher mortality rates in HIV-negative patients (including organ transplant recipients).

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