Open AccessClinical Aspects of Immune Damage in Cryptococcosis
Author(s) -
Seher Anjum,
Peter R. Williamson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current fungal infection reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.413
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1936-377X
pISSN - 1936-3761
DOI - 10.1007/s12281-019-00345-7
Subject(s) - cryptococcal meningitis , cryptococcosis , disease , medicine , intensive care medicine , immunology , epidemiology , immune system , antifungal , pathophysiology , immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , meningitis , antiretroviral therapy , pathology , viral disease , pediatrics , dermatology , viral load
To perform an extensive review of recent literature and provide an update on the current epidemiology, clinical features and management of cryptococcal disease with a focus on the differences between patients depending on their immune status.