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Cao C, Luo L, Hu Y, Huang T, Gao S, Ling C, He H, Guo Y. Nomogram to Predict the Outcome of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Among Patients with Non-HIV Cryptococcal Meningitis. World Neurosurg 2024; 186:e305-e315. [PMID: 38552785 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.03.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND The ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is widely acknowledged as a treatment option for managing intracranial hypertension resulting from non-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cryptococcal meningitis (CM). Nonetheless, there is currently no consensus on the appropriate surgical indications for this procedure. Therefore, it is crucial to conduct a preoperative evaluation of patient characteristics and predict the outcome of the VP shunt to guide clinical treatment effectively. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted on data from 85 patients with non-HIV CM who underwent VP shunt surgery at our hospital. The analysis involved studying demographic data, preoperative clinical manifestations, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) characteristics, and surgical outcomes and comparisons between before and after surgery. A nomogram was developed and evaluated. RESULTS The therapy outcomes of 71 patients improved, whereas 14 cases had worse outcomes. Age, preoperative cryptococcus count, and preoperative CSF protein levels were found to influence the surgical outcome. The nomogram exhibited exceptional predictive performance (area under the curve = 0.896, 95% confidence interval: 0.8292-0.9635). Internal validation confirmed the nomogram's excellent predictive capabilities. Moreover, decision curve analysis demonstrated the nomogram's practical clinical utility. CONCLUSIONS The surgical outcome of VP shunt procedures patients with non-HIV CM was associated with age, preoperative cryptococcal count, and preoperative CSF protein levels. We developed a nomogram that can be used to predict surgical outcomes in patients with non-HIV CM.
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- Cheng'an Cao
- Department of Neurosurgery, The third affiliated hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The third affiliated hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The third affiliated hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The third affiliated hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The third affiliated hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The third affiliated hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The third affiliated hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The third affiliated hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Guan ST, Huang YS, Huang ST, Hsiao FY, Chen YC. The incidences and clinical outcomes of cryptococcosis in Taiwan: A nationwide, population-based study, 2002-2015. Med Mycol 2024; 62:myad125. [PMID: 38126122 PMCID: PMC10802930 DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myad125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Large-scale epidemiological data on cryptococcosis other than cryptococcal meningitis (CM), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- or solid organ transplantation (SOT)-associated cryptococcosis are limited. This study investigated the disease burden of cryptococcosis in Taiwan over 14 years. Incident episodes of cryptococcosis, comorbidities, treatment, and outcomes were captured from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database and National Death Registry between 2002 and 2015. Of 6647 episodes analyzed, the crude incidence rate per 100 000 population increased from 1.48 in 2002 to 2.76 in 2015, which was driven by the growing trend in the non-CM group (0.86-2.12) but not in the CM group (0.62-0.64). The leading three comorbidities were diabetes mellitus (23.62%), malignancy (22.81%), and liver disease (17.42%). HIV accounted for 6.14% of all episodes and was associated with the highest disease-specific incidence rate (269/100 000 population), but the value dropped 16.20% biennially. Within 90 days prior to cohort entry, 30.22% of episodes had systemic corticosteroid use. The in-hospital mortality of all episodes was 10.80%, which varied from 32.64% for cirrhosis and 13.22% for HIV to 6.90% for SOT. CM was associated with a higher in-hospital mortality rate than non-CM (19.15% vs. 6.33%). At diagnosis, only 48.53% of CM episodes were prescribed an amphotericin-based regimen. The incidence rate of cryptococcosis was increasing, especially that other than meningitis and in the non-HIV population. A high index of clinical suspicion is paramount to promptly diagnose, treat, and improve cryptococcosis-related mortality in populations other than those with HIV infection or SOT.
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- Shang-Ting Guan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, 2F.-220, No. 33, Linsen S. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100025, Taiwan
- Health Data Research Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 10051, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City 100225, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei City 112304, Taiwan
- Center for Healthy Longevity and Aging Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei City 112304, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, 2F.-220, No. 33, Linsen S. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100025, Taiwan
- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 100025, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacy, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City 100225, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City 100225, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei City 10051, Taiwan
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County 35053, Taiwan
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Li YC, Tseng CC, Chien SC, Huang SH, Chang TW, Chen CT, Tu PH, Liu ZH, Huang YC. Middle cerebral artery infarction, A rare complication of intracranial cryptococcoma in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and literature review. Front Surg 2023; 10:1083833. [PMID: 36874457 PMCID: PMC9975338 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1083833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Background This report presents the first case of intracranial cryptococcoma arising from the right frontal lobe causing right middle cerebral artery infarction. Intracranial cryptococcomas usually occur in the cerebral parenchyma, basal ganglia, cerebellum, pons, thalamus, and choroid plexus; they may mimic intracranial tumors, but seldom cause infarction. Of the 15 cases of pathology-confirmed intracranial cryptococcomas in the literature, no case has been complicated by middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction. Here, we discuss a case of intracranial cryptococcoma with an ipsilateral middle cerebral artery infarction. Case Description A 40-year-old man was referred to our emergency room due to progressive headaches and acute left hemiplegia. The patient was a construction worker with no history of avian contact, recent travel, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Brain computed tomography (CT) showed an intra-axial mass, and subsequent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) delineated a large mass of 53 mm in the right middle frontal lobe and a small lesion of 18 mm in the right caudate head, with marginal enhancement and central necrosis. A neurosurgeon was consulted in view of the intracranial lesion, and the patient underwent en-bloc excision of the solid mass. The pathology report later identified a Cryptococcus infection rather than malignancy. The patient underwent 4 weeks of postoperative treatment with amphotericin B plus flucytosine; he then received subsequent oral antifungal treatment for 6 months, and had neurologic sequelae that manifested as left side hemiplegia. Conclusion Diagnosis of fungal infections in the CNS remains challenging. This is especially true of Cryptococcus CNS infections that present as a space-occupying lesion in an immunocompetent patient. A Cryptococcus infection should be considered in the differential diagnoses in patients with brain mass lesions, as this infection can be misdiagnosed as a brain tumor.
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- Ying-Ching Li
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Lin K, Lai Y, Lin Y, Ho M, Chen Y, Chung W. Antifungal Susceptibility of the Clinical and Environmental Strains of
Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato
in Taiwan. Mycoses 2022; 66:13-24. [DOI: 10.1111/myc.13520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Kuo‐Hsi Lin
- Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital Taichung Taiwan
- National Chung Hsing University Taichung Taiwan
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- Chung Shan Medical University Taichung Taiwan
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- Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital Taichung Taiwan
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- China Medical University Hospital Taichung Taiwan
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- National Chung Hsing University Taichung Taiwan
- Innovation and Development center of sustainable Agriculture (IDCSA), Taichung Taiwan
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Wang SY, Lo YF, Shih HP, Ho MW, Yeh CF, Peng JJ, Ting HT, Lin KH, Huang WC, Chen YC, Chiu YH, Hsu CW, Tseng YT, Wang LS, Lei WY, Lin CY, Aoh Y, Chou CH, Wu TY, Ding JY, Lo CC, Lin YN, Tu KH, Lei WT, Kuo CY, Chi CY, Ku CL. Cryptococcus gattii Infection as the Major Clinical Manifestation in Patients with Autoantibodies Against Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor. J Clin Immunol 2022; 42:1730-1741. [PMID: 35947322 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-022-01341-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Anti-granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor autoantibodies (anti-GM-CSF Abs) are a predisposing factor for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) and Cryptococcus gattii cryptococcosis. This study aimed to investigate clinical manifestations in anti-GM-CSF Ab-positive patients with C. gattii cryptococcosis and analyze the properties of anti-GM-CSF Abs derived from these patients and patients with PAP. METHODS Thirty-nine patients diagnosed with cryptococcosis (caused by C. neoformans or C. gattii) and 6 with PAP were enrolled in the present study. Clinical information was obtained from medical records. Blood samples were collected for analysis of autoantibody properties. We also explored the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) of Taiwan to investigate the epidemiology of cryptococcosis and PAP. RESULTS High titers of neutralizing anti-GM-CSF Abs were identified in 15 patients with cryptococcosis (15/39, 38.5%). Most anti-GM-CSF Ab-positive cryptococcosis cases had central nervous system (CNS) involvement (14/15, 93.3%). Eleven out of 14 (78.6%) anti-GM-CSF Ab-positive CNS cryptococcosis patients were confirmed to be infected with C. gattii, and PAP did not occur synchronously or metachronously in a single patient from our cohort. Exploration of an association between HLA and anti-GM-CSF Ab positivity or differential properties of autoantibodies from cryptococcosis patients and PAP yielded no significant results. CONCLUSION Anti-GM-CSF Abs can cause two diseases, C. gattii cryptococcosis and PAP, which seldom occur in the same subject. Current biological evidence regarding the properties of anti-GM-CSF Abs cannot provide clues regarding decisive mechanisms. Further analysis, including more extensive cohort studies and investigations into detailed properties, is mandatory to better understand the pathogenesis of anti-GM-CSF Abs.
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- Shang-Yu Wang
- Laboratory of Human Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Human Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Human Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Human Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Human Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Human Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Chest Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Neurology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Human Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Human Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Human Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Human Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Human Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Human Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Section of Immunology, Rheumatology, and Allergy Department of Pediatrics, Hsinchu Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Human Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan city, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Human Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Human Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. .,Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan. .,Center for Clinical and Medical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Chen YC, Kuo SF, Lin SY, Lin YS, Lee CH. Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics, Antifungal Susceptibility, and MLST-Based Genetic Analysis of Cryptococcus Isolates in Southern Taiwan in 2013-2020. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8030287. [PMID: 35330289 PMCID: PMC8951076 DOI: 10.3390/jof8030287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis (CM) is a treatable condition, but it leads to excessive morbidity and mortality. We collected 115 non-duplicated Cryptococcus clinical isolates during 2013−2020 in southern Taiwan to perform antifungal susceptibility testing. Multi-locus sequence typing was performed on 96 strains from patients with CM (n = 47) or cryptococcemia (n = 49). In addition, the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with CM during 2013−2020 (n = 47) were compared with those during 2000−2010 (n = 46). During 2013−2020, only one C. neoformans isolate (0.9%) had a fluconazole minimum inhibitory concentration of >8 μg/mL. Amphotericin B (AMB), flucytosine (5FC), and voriconazole were highly active against all C. neoformans/C. gattii isolates. The most common sequence type was ST5. Among these 47 patients with CM, cerebrospinal fluid cryptococcal antigen (CSF CrAg) titer >1024 was a significant predictor of death (odds ratio, 48.33; 95% CI, 5.17−452.06). A standard induction therapy regimen with AMB and 5FC was used for all patients during 2013−2020, but only for 2.2% of patients in 2000−2010. The in-hospital CM mortality rate declined from 39.1% during 2000−2010 to 25.5% during 2013−2020, despite there being significantly younger patients with less CSF CrAg >1024 during 2000−2010. The study provides insight into the genetic epidemiology and antifungal susceptibility of Cryptococcus strains in southern Taiwan. The recommended antifungal drugs, AMB, 5FC, and FCZ, remained active against most of the Cryptococcus strains. Early diagnosis of patients with CM and adherence to the clinical practice guidelines cannot be overemphasized to improve the outcomes of patients with CM.
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- Yi-Chun Chen
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (Y.-C.C.); (Y.-S.L.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan;
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan;
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (Y.-C.C.); (Y.-S.L.)
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan; (Y.-C.C.); (Y.-S.L.)
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-7-7317123 (ext. 8304); Fax: +886-7-7-7322402
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de Oliveira L, Melhem MDSC, Buccheri R, Chagas OJ, Vidal JE, Diaz-Quijano FA. Early clinical and microbiological predictors of outcome in hospitalized patients with cryptococcal meningitis. BMC Infect Dis 2022; 22:138. [PMID: 35139801 PMCID: PMC8830130 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07118-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Cryptococcal meningitis causes high mortality in immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. The objective of this study was to identify early predictors of clinical outcome, available at the first days of hospitalization, in patients with cryptococcal meningitis in a tertiary center in Brazil. Methods Ninety-six cases of cryptococcal meningitis with clinical, epidemiological and laboratory data, and identification and antifungal susceptibility of the strains were analyzed. Quantitative CSF yeast counts were performed by direct microscopic exam with a Fuchs-Rosenthal cell counting chamber using an institutional protocol. Univariable and multiple analyses using logistic regression were performed to identify predictors, available at the beginning of hospitalization, of in-hospital mortality. Moreover, we performed a secondary analysis for a composite outcome defined by hospital mortality and intensive care unit transfer. Results The species and the antifungal susceptibility were not associated with the outcomes evaluated. The variables significantly associated with the mortality were age (OR = 1.08, 95% CI 1.02–1.15), the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) yeasts count (OR = 1.65, 95% CI 1.20–2.27), systemic arterial hypertension (OR = 22.63, 95% CI 1.64–312.91) and neurological impairment identified by computed tomography (OR = 41.73, 95% CI 3.10–561.65). At the secondary analysis, CSF yeast count was also associated with the composite outcome, in addition to the culture of Cryptococcus spp. from bloodstream and cerebral toxoplasmosis. The associations were consistent with survival models evaluated. Conclusions Age and CSF yeast count were independently associated with in-hospital mortality of patients with cryptococcal meningitis but Cryptococcus species identification and antifungal susceptibility were not associated with the outcomes. Quantitative CSF yeast counts used in this study can be evaluated and implemented in other low and middle-income settings. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12879-022-07118-7.
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- Lidiane de Oliveira
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-904, Brazil.
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- Mycology Unit of Adolfo Lutz Institute, Public Health Reference Laboratory, Secretary of Health, Av. Dr.Arnaldo, 351, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05411-000, Brazil.,School of Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Bairro Universitário, Av. Costa e Silva, s/no, Campo Grande, MS, CEP 79070-900, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, Emílio Ribas Institute of Infectious Diseases, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 165, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05411-000, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, Emílio Ribas Institute of Infectious Diseases, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 165, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05411-000, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, Emílio Ribas Institute of Infectious Diseases, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 165, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05411-000, Brazil.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital das Clinicas, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 470, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-904, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-904, Brazil
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Hsiao PJ, Cheng H, Kao YH, Wang YH, Chiu CC, Chiang WF, Kuo CC, Chuu CP, Wu KA. Comparison of laboratory diagnosis, clinical manifestation, and management of pulmonary cryptococcosis: Report of the clinical scenario and literature review. Clin Chim Acta 2022; 524:78-83. [PMID: 34843703 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2021.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary cryptococcosis is an opportunistic aggressive mycosis in immunocompromised patients, but it can be increasingly seen in immunocompetent patients. It is still challenging to make a rapid and accurate diagnosis due to the various clinical manifestations and limitations in the diagnostic tools. METHOD A 54-year-old man presented with intermittent productive cough and fever for 1 week. A chest X-ray demonstrated multiple consolidations in both lungs. Blood biochemistry indicated elevated immunoglobulin G levels. Including sputum cultures, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, influenza A and B virus were all negative. Computed tomography of the chest showed ground-glass opacities with a nodular pattern. The serum cryptococcal antigen test was positive; however, the cerebral spinal fluid was negative. The diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcal infection was made. An initial bronchoscopy was performed unsuccessfully and the patient received intravenous fluconazole therapy for 2 weeks. Due to poor improvement of clinical condition, he then underwent a surgical lung biopsy. The pathology revealed several encapsulated yeast cells, diffuse pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, noncaseating granulomas surrounded by T lymphocytes and multinucleated giant cells with intracellular inclusions, confirming pulmonary yeast infection associated with hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Ultimately, fungal cultures of the pathology samples revealed Cryptococcus neoformans. Subsequently antifungal therapy combined with oral steroid treatment, his general condition improved. After a total of 6 months of antifungal therapy, the patient recovered completely. CONCLUSIONS Applicable laboratory diagnosis can help facilitate the accurate and rapid diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis. This report elected to provide an update on the topic of laboratory diagnosis, clinical manifestation, and management of pulmonary cryptococcosis.
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- Po-Jen Hsiao
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan; Graduate Program for Aging, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Kuo PH, Wu UI, Pan YH, Wang JT, Wang YC, Sun HY, Sheng WH, Chen YC, Chang SC. Neutralizing anti-GM-CSF autoantibodies in patients with CNS and localized cryptococcosis: a longitudinal follow-up and literature review. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 75:278-287. [PMID: 34718451 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Neutralizing anti-GM-CSF autoantibodies (AAbs) have been increasingly recognized to predispose healthy individuals to disseminated cryptococcosis. However, studies have only considered patients with central nervous system (CNS) infection. No longitudinal study has captured the disease spectrum and clinical course. METHODS We prospectively enrolled adults without human immunodeficiency virus infection who had disseminated or unusual cryptococcosis. We compared the demographics, clinical features, kinetics of serum cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) titers, anti-GM-CSF AAb concentrations, and treatment outcomes between patients with (case patients) and without (control patients) anti-GM-CSF AAbs. Additional reports from the literature were also reviewed. RESULTS Twenty-three patients were enrolled, of whom 6 tested positive for anti-GM-CSF AAbs. All case patients with positive fungal cultures (5/5, 100%) were infected with Cryptococcus gattii VGII. Among them, 3 had exclusively pulmonary involvement, and 1 had only musculoskeletal lesions. Patients with CNS cryptococcosis exhibited a higher serum concentration of anti-GM-CSF AAb than those with extraneural cryptococcosis. Case patients had higher initial and peak levels of serum CrAg and longer duration of antigenemia compared with the control patients. All case patients who had completed antifungal therapy had favorable outcomes without recurrence. CONCLUSIONS Testing for anti-GM-CSF AAbs should be considered for not only previously healthy patients with disseminated cryptococcosis but also those with unexplained, localized cryptococcosis. Recurrence after completion of antifungal therapy was rare despite the persistence of anti-GM-CSF AAbs.
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- Po-Hsien Kuo
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Zhou QH, Hu CQ, Shi Y, Wu FT, Yang Q, Guan J, Li AC, Chen Z. Cryptococcosis in patients with liver cirrhosis: Death risk factors and predictive value of prognostic models. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2021; 20:460-468. [PMID: 34233849 DOI: 10.1016/j.hbpd.2021.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Liver cirrhosis is associated with immune deficiency, which causes these patients to be susceptible to various infections, including cryptococcus infection. Mortality in cirrhotic patients with cryptococcosis has increased. The present study was to explore the risk factors of mortality and the predictive ability of different prognostic models. METHODS Forty-seven cirrhotic patients with cryptococcosis at a tertiary care hospital were included in this retrospective study. Data on demographics, clinical parameters, laboratory exams, diagnostic methods, medication during hospitalization, severity scores and prognosis were collected and analyzed. Student's t test and Mann-Whitney test were used to compare characteristics of survivors and non-survivors at a 90-day follow-up and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) manifestations of cryptococcal meningitis. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to identify the independent risk factors for mortality. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to analyze patient survival. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate the different prognostic factors. RESULTS The 30- and 90-day survival rates were 93.6% and 80.9%, respectively, in cirrhotic patients with cryptococcosis. Cryptogenic liver diseases [hazard ratio (HR) = 7.567, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.616-35.428, P = 0.010], activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) (HR = 1.117, 95% CI: 1.016-1.229, P = 0.022) and Child-Pugh score (HR = 2.146, 95% CI: 1.314-3.504, P = 0.002) were risk factors for 90-day mortality in cirrhotic patients with cryptococcosis. Platelet count (HR = 0.965, 95% CI: 0.940-0.991, P = 0.008) was a protective factor. APTT (HR = 1.120, 95% CI: 1.044-1.202, P = 0.002) and Child-Pugh score (HR = 1.637, 95% CI: 1.086-2.469, P = 0.019) were risk factors for 90-day mortality in cirrhotic patients with cryptococcal meningitis. There was significant difference in the percentage of lymphocytes in CSF between survivors and non-survivors [60.0 (35.0-75.0) vs. 95.0 (83.8-97.2), P < 0.001]. The model of end-stage liver disease-sodium (MELD-Na) score was more accurate for predicting 30-day mortality both in patients with cryptococcosis [area under curve (AUC): 0.826, 95% CI: 0.618-1.000] and those with cryptococcal meningitis (AUC: 0.742, 95% CI: 0.560-0.924); Child-Pugh score was more useful for predicting 90-day mortality in patients with cryptococcosis (AUC: 0.823, 95% CI: 0.646-1.000) and those with cryptococcal meningitis (AUC: 0.815, 95% CI: 0.670-0.960). CONCLUSIONS These results showed that cryptogenic liver diseases, APTT and Child-Pugh score were associated with mortality in cirrhotic patients with cryptococcosis and cryptococcal meningitis. MELD-Na score was important for predicting 30-day mortality, and Child-Pugh score was critical for predicting 90-day mortality.
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- Qi-Hui Zhou
- Department of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China.
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Lee KP, Su HC, Chen PL, Sung PS. Short-term corticosteroid pulse therapy in the treatment of post-infectious spinal arachnoiditis following cryptococcal meningoencephalitis: A case report. INTERDISCIPLINARY NEUROSURGERY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inat.2020.100910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Zhang K, Li H, Zhang L, Liao W, Ling L, Li X, Lin J, Xu B, Pan W, Zhang Q. Cerebrospinal fluid microscopy as an index for predicting the prognosis of cryptococcal meningitis patients with and without HIV. Future Microbiol 2020; 15:1645-1652. [PMID: 33251866 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2020-0086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Aim: To evaluate the clinical data and quantitative cerebrospinal fluid for associations with the outcome of cryptococcal meningitis (CM) patients in the hospital. Patients & methods: We retrospectively analyzed a total of 139 CM patients comprising 108 without HIV and 31 with HIV admitted in a Jiang Xi hospital. Resμlts: We found that CM patients with the high fungal burden (≥10 yeasts/μl) (26.3%) had a worse prognosis than those with the low fungal burden (<10 yeasts/μl). (4.9%) (p = 0.0007 <0.05). Conclusion: In CM patients, a fungal burden of 10 yeasts/μl in the first cerebrospinal fluid test may be used as an indicator of patient prognosis, and we can personalize patients' treatment based on the fungal burden to improve prognosis.
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- Keming Zhang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecμlar Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Mycology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200003, PR China.,Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200003, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecμlar Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Mycology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200003, PR China.,Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200003, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecμlar Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Mycology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200003, PR China.,Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200003, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecμlar Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Mycology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200003, PR China.,Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200003, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pinghu Second People's Hospital, Zhejiang, 314200, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University of Engineering, Hebei, 430000, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Xiangshan Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315000, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Chest Hospital, Jiangxi, 330000, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecμlar Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Mycology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200003, PR China.,Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200003, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Chest Hospital, Jiangxi, 330000, PR China.,Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial people's Hospital, Jiangxi, 330000, PR China
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Lin KH, Lin YP, Ho MW, Chen YC, Chung WH. Molecular epidemiology and phylogenetic analyses of environmental and clinical isolates of Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato in Taiwan. Mycoses 2020; 64:324-335. [PMID: 33037734 DOI: 10.1111/myc.13195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The rare occurrence of cryptococcosis caused by Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato (C. gattii s.l.) leads to the difficulties in studying the molecular epidemiology of this globally emerging disease. OBJECTIVES To establish the molecular epidemiological profile of C. gattii s.l. in Taiwan, and understand the genetic relationship between locally endemic and global isolates. METHODS A nationwide survey on environmental C. gattii s.l. in Taiwan was conducted from 2017 to 2019. The geographic distribution and molecular epidemiology based on multilocus sequence typing (MLST) data of the environmental isolates were compared with 18 previously collected clinical isolates. Phylogenetic analysis was performed to elucidate the genetic relationship between the global isolates and the isolates endemic to Taiwan. RESULTS From a total of 622 environmental samples, 104 (16.7%) were positive for C. gattii s.l.. Seven sequence types were identified among the environmental isolates. The genetic population structure showed that the environmental and clinical isolates were closely linked by sequence types and geographical locations. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the association between the C. gattii s.l. isolates in Taiwan and those from South America and South Asia. The recombination test suggested that, in Taiwan, the C. gattii sensu stricto (C. gattii s.s). isolates undergo clonal reproduction and sexual recombination, whereas C. deuterogattii isolates were clonal. CONCLUSIONS The molecular epidemiology of environmental C. gattii s.l. isolates is closely linked to the clinical isolates. Phylogenetic analysis of the environmental isolates provides an insight into the mechanisms underlying reproduction and dispersal of C. gattii s.l. in Taiwan.
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- Kuo-Hsi Lin
- Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture (IDCSA), Taichung, Taiwan
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Li Y, Zou M, Yin J, Liu Z, Lu B. Microbiological, Epidemiological, and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Cryptococcal Meningitis at a Tertiary Hospital in China: A 6-Year Retrospective Analysis. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1837. [PMID: 32849436 PMCID: PMC7403485 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cryptococcal meningitis, mainly caused by Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii species complexes, is a lethal infection in both immunosuppressive and immunocompetent populations. We characterized 110 Cryptococcus strains collected from Xiangya Hospital of Central South University in China during the 6-year study period between 2013 and 2018, and performed their antifungal susceptibility testing. Furthermore, the clinical features, laboratory and imaging data, treatment strategies and outcomes of the subjects were retrospectively analyzed. Of 110 Cryptococcus strains, C. neoformans species complexes accounted for 96.4% (106/110), including C. neoformans sensu stricto (VNI molecular type, 95.5%, 105/110) and Cryptococcus deneoformans (VNIV molecular type, 0.9%, 1/110), and Cryptococcus deuterogattii (VGII molecular type) accounted for 3.6% (4/110). The strains were further classified into 17 individual sequence types (STs) by using multilocus sequence typing (MLST). 89.1% (98/110) were represented by ST5; seven C. deuterogattii strains and one Cryptococcus deneoformans strain were assigned as ST7 and ST260, respectively. Antifungal minimal inhibitory concentrations above the epidemiological cutoff values (ECVs) were found mainly in C. neoformans species complexes strains (nine for amphotericin B, nine for fluconazole and seven for 5-fluorocytosine). Furthermore, 60.9% (67/110) of the subjects were male, and 40.0% (44/110) did not have underlying diseases. Hepatic diseases (hepatitis/HBV carrier status and cirrhosis) were the most common underlying health conditions (11.8%, 13/110), followed by autoimmune disorders (10.9%, 12/110) and chronic kidney disease (6.36%, 7/110). Only 4.5% (5/110) of the patients were HIV/AIDS positives. For clinical presentation, headache (77.3%, 85/110), fever (47.3%, 52/110), and stiff neck (40.9%, 45/110) were commonly observed. The mortality rate was 35.0% (36/103). In conclusion, our data were characterized by a high prevalence of the Cryptococcal meningitis patients without HIV/AIDS and other underlying health conditions, a relatively high non-wild-type rate of fluconazole and amphotericin B resistance, and low genetic diversity in Cryptococcus strains. The present study will provide evidence for further improvement of the diagnosis and treatment of cryptococcosis in China.
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- Yanbing Li
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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Clinical analysis in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis in western China. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9387. [PMID: 32523003 PMCID: PMC7287058 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66094-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Cryptococcosis is a systemic infection and it may occur in immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts. In order to better understand the clinical characteristics of patients with PC in different immune status, we retrospectively investigated the clinical, radiological, and treatment profiles of immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients with PC during a 10-year period (2008–2017). As a result, out of 136 patients, 94 (69.1%) were immunocompromised hosts. For the PC patients without CNS involvement, higher percentage of immunocompetent patients (39.5%, 15/38) had asymptomatic presentation than immunocompromised patients (6.3%, 3/48) (P < 0.05). Multiple pulmonary nodules (72.7%, 56/77), ground-glass attenuation/interstitial changes (94.4%, 17/18) and cavitation (88.6%, 31/35) were significantly frequent in immunocompromised patients (P < 0.05). A total of 47 patients were misdiagnosed as tuberculosis or tumors based on CT signs. PC was likely to be misdiagnosed as tuberculosis in immunocompromised patients (88.2%, 15/17), and tumor was more likely to be considered in immunocompetent patients (43.3%, 13/30). Immunocompetent patients accounted for 80% (24/30) of patients with definite diagnosis on surgical lung biopsy. Fluconazole monotherapy can achieve good clinical outcome in most PC patients without central nervous system (CNS) involvement (91.5%, 54/59). After 3 months of treatment, 92.7% (38/41) patients have improved imaging findings. In conclusion, PC has diverse imaging manifestations and it is easily misdiagnosed. Lobectomy should be carefully selected in immunocompetent patients with a single lung lesion. Fluconazole monotherapy is preferred for PC patients without CNS involvement.
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Yao K, Qiu X, Hu H, Han Y, Zhang W, Xia R, Wang L, Fang J. Pulmonary cryptococcosis coexisting with central type lung cancer in an immuocompetent patient: a case report and literature review. BMC Pulm Med 2020; 20:161. [PMID: 32503511 PMCID: PMC7275487 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-020-01200-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Pulmonary Cryptococcosis is a common fungal infection mainly caused by Cryptococcus neoformans/C.gattii species in immunocompromised patients. Cases of pulmonary cryptococcosis in patients with normal immune function are increasingly common in China. Clinical and radiographic features of pulmonary cryptococcosis are various and without obvious characteristics, so it is often misdiagnosed as pulmonary metastatic tumor or tuberculosis. When coexisting with malignant lung tumors, it was more difficult to differentiate from metastatic lung cancer, although the coexistence of pulmonary cryptococcosis and central type lung cancer is rare. Reviewing the imaging manifestations and diagnosis of the case and the relevant literature will contribute to recognition of the disease and a decrease in misdiagnoses. Case presentation A 72-year-old immunocompetent Han Chinese man had repeated dry cough for more than half a year. CT examination of chest showed an irregular mass at the left hilum of the lung, and two small nodules in the right lung, which were considered as the left central lung cancer with right lung metastasis. However, the patient was diagnosed with pulmonary cryptococcosis coexisting with central type lung cancer based on the results of laboratory examination, percutaneous lung biopsy, fiberoptic bronchoscopy, and surgical pathology. The patient underwent surgical resection of the left central type lung cancer and was placed on fluconazole treatment after a positive diagnosis was made. Five years after the lung cancer surgery, the patient had a recurrence, but the pulmonary cryptococcus nodule disappeared. Conclusion Our case shows that CT findings of central type lung cancer with multiple pulmonary nodules are not necessarily metastases, but may be coexisting pulmonary cryptococcosis. CT images of cryptococcosis of the lung were diverse and have no obvious characteristics, so it was very difficult to distinguish from metastatic tumors. CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy was a simple and efficient method for identification.
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- Kelin Yao
- Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing university, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Yuecheng district maternal and child health and family planning service center, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital affiliated Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang Province, China.
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- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital affiliated Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital affiliated Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing university, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing university, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- City Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA
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Lao M, Li C, Li J, Chen D, Ding M, Gong Y. Opportunistic invasive fungal disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus from Southern China: Clinical features and associated factors. J Diabetes Investig 2020; 11:731-744. [PMID: 31758642 PMCID: PMC7232281 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION A retrospective study was carried out to investigate the clinical characteristics and associated factors for invasive fungal disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. MATERIALS AND METHODS Demographic and clinical data were recorded. Associated factors were analyzed by logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Invasive fungal disease was diagnosed in 120 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (prevalence, 0.4%). Yeast infection (56/120, 46.7%), including candidiasis (31/56, 55.4%) and cryptococcosis (25/56, 44.6%), was the most common. The urinary tract was mainly involved in candidiasis (12/31, 38.7%). More than half of the cryptococcosis (16/25, 64.0%) presented as pneumonia. Mold infection accounted for 40.8% of the cases, and predominantly involved the lung (34/49, 69.4%). A total of 15 (12.5%) patients had mixed fungal infection. Candida albicans (24/111, 21.6%), Cryptococcus neoformans (19/111, 17.1%) and Aspergillus fumigatus (14/111, 12.6%) were the leading agents. Co-infection occurred in 58 (48.3%) patients, mainly presenting as pneumonia caused by Gram-negative bacteria. The inpatient mortality rate of invasive fungal disease was 23.3% (28/120). Glycated hemoglobin levels were higher in non-survivors than survivors (8.8 ± 2.5 vs 7.7 ± 2.1%, P = 0.02). Anemia (adjusted odds ratio, 3.50, 95% confidence interval 1.95-6.27, P < 0.001), hypoalbuminemia (adjusted odds ratio, 5.42, 95% confidence interval 3.14-9.36, P < 0.001) and elevated serum creatinine (adjusted odds ratio, 2.08, 95% confidence interval 1.07-4.04, P = 0.03) were associated with invasive fungal disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. CONCLUSIONS Invasive fungal disease is a life-threatening complication in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. C. a albicans, C. neoformans, and A. fumigatus are the leading agents. Prolonged hyperglycemia results in unfavorable outcomes. Correction of anemia and hypoalbuminemia might improve prognosis.
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- Minxi Lao
- Department of GeriatricsThe First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of GeriatricsThe First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of GeriatricsThe First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Department of EndocrinologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Laboratory MedicineThe First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of GeriatricsThe First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of GeriatricsThe First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Department of EndocrinologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Pleural Effusion. INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE 2020. [DOI: 10.1097/ipc.0000000000000795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chen YT, Lee WS, Tsai CA, Fan WC, Wu PF, Wang FD. Incidence of and risk factors for cryptococcosis in kidney transplant recipients in Taiwan-A nationwide population-based study. Int J Infect Dis 2019; 88:154-158. [PMID: 31449926 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 08/17/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the long-term incidence of cryptococcosis in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and to analyze its risk factors. METHODS This retrospective population-based cohort study analyzed data obtained from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database for KTRs during 2000-2012 and matched cohorts. Both populations were followed until death, development of cryptococcosis, or December 2013. RESULTS A total of 4,933 KTRs and 49,930 matched patients were included. The cryptococcosis incidence rates for the KTR cohort and matched cohort were 10.59 and 0.4 per 10,000 person-years, respectively. The hazard ratio for cryptococcosis among KTRs was 26.65 (p<0.001); and 43.77 (p<0.001) for cryptococcosis affecting the central nervous system (CNS). The Kaplan-Meier method confirmed an elevated cumulative incidence of cryptococcosis among KTRs (1.00% vs. 0.04%). Predictors for cryptococcosis were advanced age (OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.02-1.89, P=0.038) and cancer (OR 2.63, 95% CI 1.22-5.67, P=0.013), but not the use of any particular class of immunosuppressants. CONCLUSIONS KTRs are at dramatically higher risk of developing cryptococcosis, especially with CNS involvement, relative to a non-KTR matched cohort. Older KTRs and those with cancer are at even higher risk of developing cryptococcosis.
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- Yung-Tai Chen
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Nephrology, Taipei City Hospital, Heping Fuyou Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Medical Center, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Divisionof Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Divisionof Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Divisionof Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Huang SH, Chuang YC, Lee YC, Hung CC, Sheng WH, Su JJ, Sun HY, Chen YC, Chang SC. Lumbar puncture for non-HIV-infected non-transplant patients with cryptococcosis: Should it be mandatory for all? PLoS One 2019; 14:e0221657. [PMID: 31437259 PMCID: PMC6705819 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The indications for lumbar puncture in non-HIV-infected, non-transplant (NHNT) patients with cryptococcosis without meningeal signs need to be more fully defined. OBJECTIVES This study was designed to determine the optimal predictors of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in adult NHNT patients with cryptococcosis. METHODS The study population consisted of adult NHNT patients with culture-confirmed cryptococcosis who sought care at a university hospital in Taiwan from 2002 to 2016. We used a case-control method to identify the clinical characteristics and laboratory findings associated with CNS involvement in patients who underwent a diagnostic lumbar puncture. In the sensitivity analysis, we included additional control patients who did not undergo lumbar puncture, but were followed beyond 12 months without the development of CNS involvement in the absence of exposure to any fungicidal agents. RESULTS We entered 270 NHNT adult patients into the study during the 15-year period. CNS involvement was confirmed in 66 (71.0%) of 93 patients who underwent lumbar puncture. A multivariable analysis revealed that presence of neurological manifestations and elevated serum CRAG titers were independently associated with a 23.97-fold (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.37-182.23) and 1.53-fold (per 2-fold increment, 95% CI 1.26-1.92) increased odds ratio for CNS involvement, respectively. Headache and focal neurologic signs were independently associated with CNS involvement. A cut-off serum CRAG titer of ≥1:64 provided the highest diagnostic performance by Youden index (sensitivity 83% and specificity 65%). Similar findings were noted in the sensitivity analysis including 198 (73%) patients. CONCLUSION Lumbar puncture is indicated for NHNT patients with cryptococcosis who have neurologic manifestations or a serum CRAG titer of ≥1:64.
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- Sung-Hsi Huang
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
- Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Huang YS, Denning DW, Shih SM, Hsiung CA, Wu UI, Sun HY, Chen PY, Chen YC, Chang SC. Fungal Diseases in Taiwan-National Insurance Data and Estimation. J Fungi (Basel) 2019; 5:jof5030078. [PMID: 31438643 PMCID: PMC6787579 DOI: 10.3390/jof5030078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The burden of fungal diseases based on the real-world national data is limited. This study aimed to estimate the Taiwan incident cases with selected fungal diseases in 2013 using the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) which covered 99.6% of the 23.4 million population. Over 80,000 incident cases were found and the majority were superficial infections including vulvovaginal candidiasis (477 per 100,000 adult women) and oral candidiasis (90 cases per 100,000 population). Common potentially life-threating fungal diseases were Pneumocystis pneumonia (5.35 cases per 100,000 population), candidemia (3.68), aspergillosis (2.43) and cryptococcal meningitis (1.04). Of the aforementioned cases cancer patients contributed 30.2%, 42.9%, 38.6% and 22.2%, respectively. Of 22,270 HIV-infected persons in NHIRD in 2013, four common diseases were Pneumocystis pneumonia (28.3 cases per 1000 HIV-infected patients), oral candidiasis (17.6), esophageal candidiasis (6.06) and cryptococcal meningitis (2.29). Of pulmonary aspergillosis 32.9% occurred in patients with chronic pulmonary diseases and 26.3% had a prior diagnosis of tuberculosis. There are some notable gaps related to insurance claim data. Cutaneous, urinary tract and eye fungal infections were not captured.
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- Yu-Shan Huang
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- National Aspergillosis Center, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
- The University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County 35053, Taiwan
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- Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County 35053, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10002, Taiwan.
- Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10051, Taiwan.
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County 35053, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10051, Taiwan
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Beardsley J, Sorrell TC, Chen SCA. Central Nervous System Cryptococcal Infections in Non-HIV Infected Patients. J Fungi (Basel) 2019; 5:jof5030071. [PMID: 31382367 PMCID: PMC6787755 DOI: 10.3390/jof5030071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Central nervous system (CNS) cryptococcosis in non-HIV infected patients affects solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients, patients with malignancy, rheumatic disorders, other immunosuppressive conditions and immunocompetent hosts. More recently described risks include the use of newer biologicals and recreational intravenous drug use. Disease is caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complex; C. gattii is endemic in several geographic regions and has caused outbreaks in North America. Major virulence determinants are the polysaccharide capsule, melanin and several ‘invasins’. Cryptococcal plb1, laccase and urease are essential for dissemination from lung to CNS and crossing the blood–brain barrier. Meningo-encephalitis is common but intracerebral infection or hydrocephalus also occur, and are relatively frequent in C. gattii infection. Complications include neurologic deficits, raised intracranial pressure (ICP) and disseminated disease. Diagnosis relies on culture, phenotypic identification methods, and cryptococcal antigen detection. Molecular methods can assist. Preferred induction antifungal therapy is a lipid amphotericin B formulation (amphotericin B deoxycholate may be used in non-transplant patients) plus 5-flucytosine for 2–6 weeks depending on host type followed by consolidation/maintenance therapy with fluconazole for 12 months or longer. Control of raised ICP is essential. Clinicians should be vigilant for immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
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- Justin Beardsley
- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2145, Australia
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2145, Australia
- Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Sydney 2145, Australia
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital and the Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2145, Australia.
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Thanh LT, Phan TH, Rattanavong S, Nguyen TM, Duong AV, Dacon C, Hoang TN, Nguyen LPH, Tran CTH, Davong V, Nguyen CVV, Thwaites GE, Boni MF, Dance D, Ashton PM, Day JN. Multilocus sequence typing of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii from Laos in a regional and global context. Med Mycol 2019; 57:557-565. [PMID: 30339200 PMCID: PMC6581559 DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myy105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cryptococcosis causes approximately 180 000 deaths each year in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Patients with other forms of immunosuppression are also at risk, and disease is increasingly recognized in apparently immunocompetent individuals. Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii, responsible for the majority of cases, is distributed globally. We used the consensus ISHAM Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme to define the population structure of clinical C. neoformans var. grubii isolates from Laos (n = 81), which we placed into the global context using published MLST data from other countries (total N = 1047), including a reanalysis of 136 Vietnamese isolates previously reported. We observed a phylogeographical relationship in which the Laotian population was similar to its neighbor Thailand, being dominated (83%) by Sequence Types (ST) 4 and 6. This phylogeographical structure changed moving eastwards, with Vietnam's population consisting of an admixture of isolates dominated by the ST4/ST6 (35%) and ST5 (48%) lineages. The ST5 lineage is the predominant ST reported from China and East Asia, where it accounts for >90% of isolates. Analysis of genetic distance (Fst) between different populations of C. neoformans var. grubii supports this intermediate structure of the Vietnamese population. The pathogen and host diversity reported from Vietnam provide the strongest epidemiological evidence of the association between ST5 and HIV-uninfected patients. Regional anthropological genetic distances suggest diversity in the C. neoformans var. grubii population across Southeast Asia is driven by ecological rather than human host factors. Where the ST5 lineage is present, disease in HIV-uninfected patients is to be expected.
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- Laos-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, UK
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
- Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Laos-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, UK
- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, USA
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- Laos-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, UK
- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, UK
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Lee SH, Chen SY, Chien JY, Lee TF, Chen JM, Hsueh PR. Usefulness of the FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis (M/E) panel for the diagnosis of infectious meningitis and encephalitis in Taiwan. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2019; 52:760-768. [PMID: 31085115 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2019.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Early recognition of causative pathogens is critical for the appropriate management of central nervous system infection and improved outcomes. The BioFire® FilmArray® Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel (BioFire® ME Panel, BioFire Diagnostics) is the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved multiplex PCR assay that allows the rapid detection of 14 pathogens, including bacteria (n = 6), viruses (n = 7), and fungi (n = 1), from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The performance of the panel is expected to be dependent on the epidemiology of M/E in different geographical regions. METHODS In this preliminary study, we used the BioFire® ME Panel in 42 subjects who presented to the emergency department with symptoms of M/E in our hospital. The results were compared to conventional culture, antigen detection, PCR, and various laboratory findings. RESULTS The panel detected six positive samples, of which five were viral and one bacterial. We observed an overall agreement rate of 88% between the BioFire® ME Panel results and the conventional methods. There were no false-positive findings, but five discordant results were observed for enterovirus, herpes simplex virus type 1, Escherichia coli, and Cryptococcus species. CONCLUSIONS The BioFire® ME Panel performed equivalently to the traditional PCR methods for virus detection, and better than bacterial cultures. This revolutionary system represents a paradigm shift in the diagnosis of M/E and may aid in the rapid identification of community-acquired M/E. However, the usefulness of this tool is limited in regions with a high prevalence of infectious M/E caused by microorganisms not included in the panel.
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- Sze Hwei Lee
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Mohanty A, Bhatia M, Kabi A, Chatterjee K, Kaistha N, Omar BJ, Gupta PK, Gupta P. Cryptococcal meningitis: An under-reported disease from the hills of Uttarakhand: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. J Family Med Prim Care 2019; 8:2008-2011. [PMID: 31334171 PMCID: PMC6618182 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_216_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background: Cryptococcal meningitis is a fatal opportunistic neuroinfection and an AIDS defining illness. It can also occur in non-HIV patients who are immunodefecient due to chronic glucocorticoid use, organ transplantation, malignancy and sarcodiosis. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital from July to December 2018. CSF samples of 364 patients were received by Microbiology laboratory during this period for the purpose of aerobic bacterial, fungal and TB culture, respectively. All samples were subjected to examination by direct wet mount, Gram stain and India ink preparation. Ziehl Neelsen staining, solid culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis on Lowenstein Jensen medium and Gene Xpert was also performed on all CSF samples. These samples were further subjected to fungal culture on Sabouraud's dextrose agar. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) was used for identifying all bacterial (except M. tuberculosis) and fungal isolates. Results: Out of 364 CSF samples received, 288 were sterile after 48 hours of aerobic incubation. Bacterial isolates, M. tuberculosis and Cryptococcus spp. were obtained in culture from 51, 21 and 4 samples, respectively. The prevalence of cryptococcal meningitis in our study was 1.09% (4/364). Cryptococcus neoformans var grubii was the most common isolate (2/4; 50%) followed by Cryptococcus neoformans var neoformans (1/4; 25%) and Cryptococcus neoformans var gattii (1/4; 25%), respectively. Conclusion: Cryptococcal meningitis is a rapidly fatal condition which requires a high index of suspicion and calls for a collective effort from family physicians and diagnosticians alike. This disease is under-reported from Uttarakhand and therefore calls for further research from this region.
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- Aroop Mohanty
- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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Wang D, Wu C, Gao J, Zhao S, Ma X, Wei B, Feng L, Wang Y, Xue X. Comparative study of primary pulmonary cryptococcosis with multiple nodules or masses by CT and pathology. Exp Ther Med 2018; 16:4437-4444. [PMID: 30542394 PMCID: PMC6257807 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.6745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The manifestations of pulmonary cryptococcosis with multiple nodules or masses on computed tomography (CT) are diverse and difficult to differentiate from those of lung cancer and pulmonary tuberculosis. The present study compared the multislice spiral CT signs with pathological results and used the pathological results to explain the CT signs with the aim of improving the accuracy of the diagnosis of this disease. A retrospective analysis of 20 patients with primary pulmonary cryptococcosis with multiple nodules or masses was performed. Based on the CT signs, eight patients had been misdiagnosed with lung cancer accompanied by intrapulmonary metastasis andthree patients had been misdiagnosed with tuberculosis. The major CT manifestations were a cluster of nodules or masses located within 2 cm below the pleura and distributed along the bronchi. A total of nine patients had primary lesions with diameters of 1.1–2.0 cm and 12 patients had satellite lesions with diameters of 0.1–1.0 cm. Regarding treatment, 5 patients underwent surgical monotherapy, 12 patients underwent antifungal monotherapy and three patients received surgery in combination with antifungal therapy. HE staining indicated that Cryptococcus neoformans was engulfed by macrophages, which were surrounded by massive infiltrating lymphocytes and a large amount of fibrous tissue, which formed multinucleated macrophages or granulomas. Periodic acid-Schiff staining was positive and acid fast staining was negative. In conclusion, comparison of CT signs with the pathological manifestation of pulmonary cryptococcosis with multiple nodules or masses indicated that the pathological results may explain certain imaging signs. Combination of CT and pathological examination may provide a deeper understanding of this disease and improve the accuracy of its diagnosis.
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- Dongxu Wang
- Department of CT Diagnosis, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical College, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100038, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100038, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100038, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Disease, School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, P.R. China
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- Department of CT Diagnosis, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical College, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, P.R. China
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- Department of CT Diagnosis, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical College, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161006, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Disease, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, P.R. China
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Diehl JW, Hullsiek KH, Okirwoth M, Stephens N, Abassi M, Rhein J, Meya DB, Boulware DR, Musubire AK. Cerebral Oximetry for Detecting High-mortality Risk Patients with Cryptococcal Meningitis. Open Forum Infect Dis 2018; 5:ofy105. [PMID: 29942819 PMCID: PMC6007269 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Cryptococcus is the commonest cause of adult meningitis in Africa, with 50%–70% experiencing increased intracranial pressure. Cerebral oximetry is a noninvasive near-infrared spectroscopy technology to monitor percent regional cerebral tissue oxygenation (rSO2). We assessed if cerebral oximetry predicts meningitis mortality. Methods We performed cerebral oximetry within 14 days of cryptococcal meningitis diagnosis on 121 Ugandans from April 2016 to September 2017. We evaluated baseline rSO2 association with mortality by multivariable logistic regression and correlation with other clinical factors. We compared groups formed by initial rSO2 <30% vs ≥30% for longitudinal change with mixed effects models. We measured change in %rSO2 before and after lumbar puncture (LP). Results The median initial rSO2 (interquartile range) was 36% (29%–42%), and it was <30% in 29% (35/121). For 30-day mortality, the unadjusted odds ratio (per 5% increase in rSO2) was 0.73 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.58 to 0.91; P = .005). Those with initial rSO2 <30% had 3.4 (95% CI, 1.5 to 8.0) higher odds of 30-day mortality than those with initial rSO2 ≥30%. Hemoglobin correlated with initial rSO2 (rho = .54; P < .001), but rSO2 did not correlate with pulse oximetry, intracranial pressure, cerebral perfusion pressure, or quantitative cerebrospinal fluid culture, and rSO2 was unchanged pre/post–lumbar punctures. The longitudinal rSO2 measurements change was 15% (95% CI, 12% to 18%) lower in the group with initial rSO2 <30%. Conclusions Individuals with cryptococcal meningitis and low cerebral oximetry (rSO2 < 30%) have high mortality. Cerebral oximetry may be useful as a prognostic marker of mortality. Targeted interventions to improve rSO2 should be tested in trials to try to decrease mortality in meningitis.
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- John W Diehl
- Infectious Disease Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.,University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.,Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Infectious Disease Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Infectious Disease Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.,University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Infectious Disease Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.,University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Infectious Disease Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.,University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Infectious Disease Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.,University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Guess TE, Rosen JA, McClelland EE. An Overview of Sex Bias in C. neoformans Infections. J Fungi (Basel) 2018; 4:E49. [PMID: 29670032 PMCID: PMC6023476 DOI: 10.3390/jof4020049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Cryptococcosis, a fungal disease arising from the etiologic agent Cryptococcus neoformans, sickens a quarter of a million people annually, resulting in over 180,000 deaths. Interestingly, males are affected by cryptococcosis more frequently than females, a phenomenon observed for more than a half century. This disparity is seen in both HIV− (~3M:1F) and HIV⁺ (~8M:2F) populations of cryptococcal patients. In humans, male sex is considered a pre-disposing risk factor for cryptococcosis and males suffering from the disease have more severe symptoms and poorer outcomes. There are numerous observational, clinical and epidemiological studies documenting the male disadvantage in C. neoformans but with no further explanation of cause or mechanism. Despite being commonly acknowledged, little primary research has been conducted elucidating the reasons for these differences. The research that has been conducted, however, suggests sex hormones are a likely cause. Given that the sex difference is both prevalent and accepted by many researchers in the field, it is surprising that more is not known. This review highlights the data regarding differences in sexual dimorphism in C. neoformans infections and suggests future directions to close the research gap in this area.
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- Tiffany E Guess
- Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, USA.
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Garelnabi M, Taylor-Smith LM, Bielska E, Hall RA, Stones D, May RC. Quantifying donor-to-donor variation in macrophage responses to the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0194615. [PMID: 29596441 PMCID: PMC5875765 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Cryptococcosis remains the leading cause of fungal meningitis worldwide, caused primarily by the pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Symptomatic cryptococcal infections typically affect immunocompromised patients. However, environmental exposure to cryptococcal spores is ubiquitous and most healthy individuals are thought to harbor infections from early childhood onwards that are either resolved, or become latent. Since macrophages are a key host cell for cryptococcal infection, we sought to quantify the extent of individual variation in this early phagocyte response within a small cohort of healthy volunteers with no reported immunocompromising conditions. We show that rates of both intracellular fungal proliferation and non-lytic expulsion (vomocytosis) are remarkably variable between individuals. However, we demonstrate that neither gender, in vitro host inflammatory cytokine profiles, nor polymorphisms in several key immune genes are responsible for this variation. Thus the data we present serve to quantify the natural variation in macrophage responses to this important human pathogen and will hopefully provide a useful "benchmark" for the research community.
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- Mariam Garelnabi
- Institute of Microbiology & Infection and the School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Microbiology & Infection and the School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Microbiology & Infection and the School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Microbiology & Infection and the School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Microbiology & Infection and the School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Microbiology & Infection and the School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Epidemiology of fungal infections in China. Front Med 2018; 12:58-75. [DOI: 10.1007/s11684-017-0601-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Zheng S, Tan TT, Chien JMF. Cryptococcus gattii Infection Presenting as an Aggressive Lung Mass. Mycopathologia 2017; 183:597-602. [PMID: 29214455 DOI: 10.1007/s11046-017-0233-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cryptococcus gattii is an endemic fungus predominantly isolated in the tropical and subtropical regions, causing predominantly pulmonary disease with a predilection for the central nervous system. Herein, we report a case of rapidly progressing C. gattii pneumonia in an immune-deficient but virologically suppressed host with underlying human immunodeficiency viral (HIV) infection, exhibiting various fungal morphologies from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cytological specimens. A 51-year-old Chinese male with known HIV disease was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital for evaluation of functional decline, febrile episodes, and a left hilar mass on chest radiograph. Computed tomography (CT) showed consolidation in the apical segment of the left lower lobe. He underwent bronchoscopy and BAL. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography done 10 days after the initial CT showed approximate doubling of the pulmonary lesion. Cytological examination of the fluid revealed yeasts of varying sizes. Subsequent fungal culture from BAL fluid grew C. gattii 10 days later.
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- Shuwei Zheng
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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2016 guidelines for the use of antifungal agents in patients with invasive fungal diseases in Taiwan. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2017; 51:1-17. [PMID: 28781150 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2017.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The Infectious Diseases Society of Taiwan, Medical Foundation in Memory of Dr. Deh-Lin Cheng, Foundation of Professor Wei-Chuan Hsieh for Infectious Diseases Research and Education, and CY Lee's Research Foundation for Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vaccines have updated the guidelines for the use of antifungal agents in adult patients with invasive fungal diseases in Taiwan. This guideline replaces the 2009 version. Recommendations are provided for Candida, Cryptococcus, Aspergillus and Mucormycetes. The focus is based on up-to-date evidence on indications for treatment or prophylaxis of the most common clinical problems. To support the recommendations in this guideline, the committee considered the rationale, purpose, local epidemiology, and key clinical features of invasive fungal diseases to select the primary and alternative antifungal agents. This is the first guideline that explicitly describes the quality and strength of the evidence to support these recommendations. The strengths of the recommendations are the quality of the evidence, the balance between benefits and harms, resource and cost. The guidelines are not intended nor recommended as a substitute for bedside judgment in the management of individual patients, the advice of qualified health care professionals, and more recent evidence concerning therapeutic efficacy and emergence of resistance. Practical considerations for individualized selection of antifungal agents include patient factors, pathogen, site of infection and drug-related factors, such as drug-drug interaction, drug-food intervention, cost and convenience. The guidelines are published in the Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection and are also available on the Society website.
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Wang RY, Chen YQ, Wu JQ, Wang X, Cao YH, Zhao HZ, Zhu LP. Cryptococcosis in patients with hematological diseases: a 14-year retrospective clinical analysis in a Chinese tertiary hospital. BMC Infect Dis 2017; 17:463. [PMID: 28673256 PMCID: PMC5496217 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2561-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Cryptococcal infection has become a public health challenge globally. However, information about cryptococcal infection in patients with hematological diseases remains relatively rare. Methods HIV-uninfected cryptococcosis cases with hematological diseases admitted to Huashan Hospital from January 2001 to December 2014 were reviewed. Results In total, 33 cryptococcosis patients were enrolled, including 12 malignant and 21 non-malignant hematological cases. Twenty-six patients had central nervous system (CNS) involvement, which was observed more often in patients with non-malignancies than with malignancies (20/21 vs. 6/12, P = 0.001) Most patients (25/26) with CNS infection were confirmed by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture or smear, and 100% (20/20) of them tested positive for the CSF cryptococcal antigen test. Eighteen out of 26 cryptococcal meningitis patients were treated with amphotericin B (AmB)-based therapy, 16 of them with AmB deoxycholate (d-AmB) and 2 patients with liposomal AmB. The clinical success rate was 55.6%. D-AmB was well-tolerated at 0.35–0.59 mg/kg/d (median 0.43 mg/kg/d) and only 12 patients had mild adverse events. Conclusions CNS cryptococcal infection was more frequent in patients with hematological non-malignancies, and cryptococcal antigen test as well as the CSF fungal culture or smear are suggested for early diagnosis. D-AmB could be used as an alternative therapy for CNS-infected patients with hematological diseases. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12879-017-2561-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Rui-Ying Wang
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Central Urumqi Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Central Urumqi Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Central Urumqi Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Central Urumqi Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Central Urumqi Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Central Urumqi Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Central Urumqi Road, Shanghai, China.
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Hong N, Chen M, Fang W, Al-Hatmi AMS, Boekhout T, Xu J, Zhang L, Liu J, Pan W, Liao W. Cryptococcosis in HIV-negative Patients with Renal Dialysis: A Retrospective Analysis of Pooled Cases. Mycopathologia 2017; 182:887-896. [PMID: 28667348 PMCID: PMC5587633 DOI: 10.1007/s11046-017-0163-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Cryptococcosis is a lethal fungal infection mainly caused by Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii species. Currently, our understanding of cryptococcosis episodes in HIV-negative patients during renal dialysis remains scarce and fragmented. Here, we performed an analysis of pooled cases to systemically summarize the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of cryptococcosis among HIV-negative patients with renal dialysis. Using pooled data from our hospital and studies identified in four medical databases, 18 cases were identified and analyzed. The median duration time of renal dialysis for peritoneal renal dialysis and hemodialysis cases was 8 months and 36 months, respectively. Several non-neoformans/gattii species were identified among the renal dialysis recipients with cryptococcosis, particularly Cryptococcus laurentii and Cryptococcus albidus, which share similar clinical manifestations as those caused by C. neoformans and C. gattii. Our analyses suggest that physicians should consider the possibility of the occurrence of cryptococcosis among renal dialysis recipients even when cryptococcal antigen test result is negative. The timely removal of the catheter is crucial for peritoneal dialysis patients with cryptococcosis. In addition, there is a need for optimized antifungal treatment strategy in renal dialysis recipients with cryptococcal infections.
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- Nan Hong
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Ibri Hospital, Ibri, Oman
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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Liu K, Ding H, Xu B, You R, Xing Z, Chen J, Lin Q, Qu J. Clinical analysis of non-AIDS patients pathologically diagnosed with pulmonary cryptococcosis. J Thorac Dis 2016; 8:2813-2821. [PMID: 27867557 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2016.10.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC) was not a rare infectious disease in non-AIDS patients. However, data on the immune status were lacking in southern China for comparative analysis of differences between immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts. This study was to investigate the epidemiological, clinical, radiological, and treatment profiles for patients with PC. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of 88 patients diagnosed with tissue-confirmed PC who were not HIV-infected from 2003 to 2013. RESULTS Of 88 patients, 35(39.7%) were immunocompromised host. Fever and CNS symptom were significantly common in immunocompromised patients compared to immunocompetent patients (P=0.019 and P=0.036, respectively). The most frequent radiologic abnormalities were solitary or multiple pulmonary nodules, and masses or consolidations, and most lesions were located in the peripheral lung field. Cavitations and halo sign were significantly frequent in immunocompromised patients than in immunocompetent patients (P<0.05). The most frequently applied and reliable diagnostic procedure was CT-guided percutaneous translung biopsy. Treatment included antifungal drug alone in 20 patients, surgery alone in 20 including 3 treated by VATS, surgery plus antifungal drugs in 20 patients. CONCLUSIONS PC was not rare in immunocompetent host in southern China. Special differences remained in clinical manifestation and radiological findings of PC between immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. Future work on the mechanisms of possible differences is required.
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- Kaixiong Liu
- Department of Respiratory disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China;; Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of Respiratory disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China;; Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Geriatric Hospital, Fuzhou 350003, China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of thoracic surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of Respiratory disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China;; Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Cryptococcemia in an Elderly Woman with Retroperitoneal Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma after Rituximab-containing Chemotherapy. INT J GERONTOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijge.2015.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Chen M, Zhou J, Li J, Li M, Sun J, Fang WJ, Al-Hatmi AMS, Xu J, Boekhout T, Liao WQ, Pan WH. Evaluation of five conventional and molecular approaches for diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis in non-HIV-infected patients. Mycoses 2016; 59:494-502. [PMID: 27061343 DOI: 10.1111/myc.12497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Revised: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a life-threatening mycosis primarily occurring in HIV-infected individuals. Recently, non-HIV-infected hosts were increasingly reported to form a considerable proportion. However, the majority of the reported studies on the diagnosis of CM patients were performed on HIV-infected patients. For evaluation of various diagnostic approaches for CM in non-HIV-infected patients, a range of conventional and molecular assays used for diagnosis of CM were verified on 85 clinical CSFs from non-HIV-infected CM patients, including India ink staining, culture, a newly developed loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), the lateral flow assay (LFA) of cryptococcal antigen detection and a qPCR assay. The LFA had the highest positive detection rate (97.6%; 95% CI, 91.8-99.7%) in non-HIV-infected CM patients, followed by the LAMP (87.1%; 95% CI, 78.0-93.4%), the qPCR (80.0%; 95% CI, 69.9-87.9%), India ink staining (70.6%; 95% CI, 59.7-80.0%) and culture (35.3%; 95% CI, 25.2-46.4%). All culture positive specimens were correctly identified by the LFA.
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- Min Chen
- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Medical Mycology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Seventh People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Medical Mycology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Medical Mycology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, General Hospital of Jinan Military Command, Jinan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Medical Mycology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Ibri Hospital, Ibri, Oman
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Medical Mycology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Medical Mycology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Shanghai Institute of Medical Mycology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Nascimento E, Vitali LH, Tonani L, Kress MRVZ, Takayanagui OM, Martinez R. Refractory and/or Relapsing Cryptococcosis Associated with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Clinical Features, Genotype, and Virulence Factors of Cryptococcus spp. Isolates. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2016; 94:975-81. [PMID: 26928832 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Refractory and relapsing crytocococcosis in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients have a poor prognosis. The risk factors for this complicated infection course were evaluated by comparing refractory and/or relapsing cryptococcosis in human immunodeficiency virus-coinfected patients (cohort 1) with another group of AIDS patients who adequately responded to antifungals (cohort 2). Except for one isolate of Cryptococcus gattii from a cohort 2 case, all other isolates were identified as Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii, sex type α, genotype VNI, including Cryptococcus reisolated from the relapse or in the refractory state. No differences were observed with respect to Cryptococcus capsule size and in the melanin and phospholipase production. The cohort 1 patients presented higher prevalence of cryptococcemia, cerebral dissemination, chronic liver disease, and leucopenia, and have increased death rate. Apparently, the refractory and/or relapsing cryptococcosis in the AIDS patients were more related to the host and the extent of the infection than to the fungal characteristics.
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- Erika Nascimento
- Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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Tone K, Umeda Y, Makimura K. Cross-reactivity in Cryptococcus antigen latex agglutination test in two commercial kits. Med Mycol 2016; 54:439-43. [PMID: 26922300 DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myv115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This article presents an examination of the cross-reactivity of pathogenic fungi with Cryptococcus neoformans in two commercial Cryptococcus antigen latex agglutination tests performed across 39 fungal strains. Some fungi were newly indicated as Cryptococcus cross-reactive, and the two kits showed differences in cross-reactive fungi.
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- Kazuya Tone
- Laboratory of Space and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan Teikyo University Institute of Medical Mycology, 539 Otsuka, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0395, Japan
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- Laboratory of Space and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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- Laboratory of Space and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan Teikyo University Institute of Medical Mycology, 539 Otsuka, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0395, Japan
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Lin KH, Chen CM, Chen TL, Kuo SC, Kao CC, Jeng YC, Ho MW. Diabetes mellitus is associated with acquisition and increased mortality in HIV-uninfected patients with cryptococcosis: A population-based study. J Infect 2016; 72:608-14. [PMID: 26920792 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Revised: 01/02/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To disclose the association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and cryptococcosis in HIV-uninfected patients. METHODS Case patients' diagnoses with cryptococcosis and cryptococcal meningitis were based on data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database from 2000 to 2010, and diagnoses were defined using the International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification. A case-control study comprising inpatient and outpatient populations was conducted using 4 controls for each patient (4587 case patients and 18,348 controls) matched for age, sex, monthly income, and urbanization level. RESULTS Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-uninfected patients with cryptococcosis were more likely to have diabetes than matched control patients (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 1.45; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.36-1.64; p < 0.001). A diagnosis of DM was also associated with 1-year and overall mortality from cryptococcosis (hazard ratio [HR], 1.39; 95% CI, 1.17-1.65; p < 0.001, HR, 1.47; 95% CI, 1.29-1.67; p < 0.001; respectively) and cryptococcal meningitis (p = 0.018). CONCLUSIONS Diabetes was associated with the occurrence of cryptococcosis and cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-uninfected patients. DM was also associated with 1-year and overall mortality for these patients.
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- Kuo-Hsi Lin
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institutes of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Research, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
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Orsini J, Blaak C, Tam E, Rajayer S, Morante J. Disseminated Cryptococcal Infection Resulting in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) as the Initial Clinical Presentation of AIDS. Intern Med 2016; 55:995-8. [PMID: 27086819 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.5768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cryptococcosis is a cosmopolitan but rare opportunistic mycosis which is usually caused by Cryptococcus neoformans. Although the most common and worrisome disease manifestation is meningoencephalitis, pulmonary cryptococcosis has the potential to be lethal. The diagnosis of cryptococcal pneumonia is challenging, given its non-specific clinical and radiographic features. Respiratory failure leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome as a consequence of cryptococcal disease has been infrequently addressed in the literature. We herein present a case of disseminated cryptococcal infection leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome, refractory shock, and multiorgan dysfunction as the initial clinical manifestation in a patient who was newly diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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- Jose Orsini
- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, USA
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CHEN CH, WANG SH, CHEN WL, WANG WF, CHEN SN. OCULAR COMPLICATIONS CAUSED BY Cryptococcus gattii AFLP4/VGI MENINGITIS IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT HOST. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2016; 58:85. [PMID: 27828626 PMCID: PMC5096639 DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946201658085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cazorla A, Alanio A, Bretagne S, Polivka M, Shaar-Chneker C, Kaci R, Brouland JP, Chrétien F, Jouvion G. [Cryptococcus where they are not expected: Five case reports of extra-cerebral and extra-pulmonary cryptococcosis]. Ann Pathol 2015; 35:479-85. [PMID: 26596691 DOI: 10.1016/j.annpat.2015.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Cryptococcosis is a serious infection, possibly lethal, of worldwide distribution. It mainly affects immunosuppressed patients resulting with pulmonary and/or meningeal involvements or disseminated infections. Due to the rarity of visceral and osseous infections, and to the absence of specific clinical symptoms, this diagnosis is often deferred. Resulting of diagnostic errors, samples are often directed to the department of pathology and more rarely to the department of mycology. Histopathological examination appears crucial, highlighting encapsulated yeasts with alcian blue staining. Once the diagnosis is performed, an appropriate antifungal therapy must be quickly introduced because these infections are associated with a high mortality rate. The aim of our work was to report five extra-cerebral and extra-pulmonary cryptococcosis cases, to describe their histopathological features, to evoke diagnostic techniques and to discuss the differential diagnoses.
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- Arnault Cazorla
- Service de pathologie, AP-HP Lariboisière, 2, avenue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris, France; Service d'anatomie et cytologie pathologiques, AP-HP Lariboisière, 2, avenue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris, France.
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- Service de parasitologie-mycologie, AP-HP, hôpital Saint-Louis, 75010 Paris, France; Unité de mycologie moléculaire, CNRS URA3012, Institut Pasteur, Centre national de référence mycoses invasives et antifongiques, 28, rue du Dr.-Roux, 75724 Paris, France
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- Service de parasitologie-mycologie, AP-HP, hôpital Saint-Louis, 75010 Paris, France; Unité de mycologie moléculaire, CNRS URA3012, Institut Pasteur, Centre national de référence mycoses invasives et antifongiques, 28, rue du Dr.-Roux, 75724 Paris, France
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- Service de pathologie, AP-HP Lariboisière, 2, avenue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris, France
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- Service de pathologie, AP-HP Lariboisière, 2, avenue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris, France
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- Unité d'histopathologie humaine et modèles animaux, Institut Pasteur, 28, rue du Dr.-Roux, 75724 Paris, France; Service de neuropathologie, centre hospitalier Sainte-Anne, 1, rue Cabanis, 75475 Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
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- Unité d'histopathologie humaine et modèles animaux, Institut Pasteur, 28, rue du Dr.-Roux, 75724 Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
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Zhang B, Yu JY, Liu LQ, Peng L, Chi F, Wu CH, Jong A, Wang SF, Cao H, Huang SH. Alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is required for blood-brain barrier injury-related CNS disorders caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and HIV-1 associated comorbidity factors. BMC Infect Dis 2015; 15:352. [PMID: 26285576 PMCID: PMC4543465 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-1075-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common fungal infection of the central nervous system (CNS) in HIV/AIDS. HIV-1 virotoxins (e.g., gp41) are able to induce disorders of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which mainly consists of BMEC. Our recent study suggests that α7 nAChR is an essential regulator of inflammation, which contributes to regulation of NF-κB signaling, neuroinflammation and BBB disorders caused by microbial (e.g., HIV-1 gp120) and non-microbial [e.g., methamphetamine (METH)] factors. However, the underlying mechanisms for multiple comorbidities are unclear. Methods In this report, an aggravating role of α7 nAChR in host defense against CNS disorders caused by these comorbidities was demonstrated by chemical [inhibitor: methyllycaconitine (MLA)] and genetic (α7−/− mice) blockages of α7 nAChR. Results As shown in our in vivo studies, BBB injury was significantly reduced in α7−/− mice infected with C. neoformans. Stimulation by the gp41 ectodomain peptide (gp41-I90) and METH was abolished in the α7−/− animals. C. neoformans and gp41-I90 could activate NF-κB. Gp41-I90- and METH-induced monocyte transmigration and senescence were significantly inhibited by MLA and CAPE (caffeic acid phenethyl ester, an NF-κB inhibitor). Conclusions Collectively, our data suggest that α7 nAChR plays a detrimental role in the host defense against C. neoformans- and HIV-1 associated comorbidity factors-induced BBB injury and CNS disorders.
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- Bao Zhang
- Department of Microbiology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China. .,Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Mailstop #51, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China. .,Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Mailstop #51, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA.
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Medical Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China.
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- Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Mailstop #51, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA. .,Department of Clinic Laboratory, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, China.
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- Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Mailstop #51, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA.
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- Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Mailstop #51, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA.
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- Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Mailstop #51, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA.
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- Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Mailstop #51, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA. .,Department of Children's Medical Laboratory Diagnosis Center, Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250022, China.
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- Department of Microbiology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
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- Department of Microbiology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China. .,Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Mailstop #51, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA.
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Chen YC, Chang TY, Liu JW, Chen FJ, Chien CC, Lee CH, Lu CH. Increasing trend of fluconazole-non-susceptible Cryptococcus neoformans in patients with invasive cryptococcosis: a 12-year longitudinal study. BMC Infect Dis 2015; 15:277. [PMID: 26194004 PMCID: PMC4509779 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-1023-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background This study aimed to investigate the rate of fluconazole-non-susceptible Cryptococcus neoformans in Southern Taiwan for the period 2001–2012 and analyze the risk factors for acquiring it among patients with invasive cryptococcosis. Methods All enrolled strains were isolated from blood or cerebrospinal fluid samples of the included patients. If a patient had multiple positive results for C. neoformans, only the first instance was enrolled. Susceptibility testing was performed using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institutes M27-A3 broth micro-dilution method. The MIC interpretative criteria for susceptibility to fluconazole were ≤8 μg/ml. A total of 89 patients were included. Patients (n = 59) infected by fluconazole-susceptible strains were compared with those (n = 30) infected by non-susceptible strains. The patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics were analyzed. Results The rate of fluconazole-non-susceptible C. neoformans in the study period significantly increased over time (p < 0.001). The C. neoformans isolated in 2011–2012 (odds ratio: 10.68; 95 % confidence interval: 2.87-39.74; p < 0.001) was an independent predictive factor for the acquisition of fluconazole-non-susceptible C. neoformans. Conclusions The rate of fluconazole-non-susceptible C. neoformans has significantly increased recently. Continuous and large-scale anti-fungal susceptibility tests for C. neoformans are warranted to confirm this trend.
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- Yi-Chun Chen
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. .,Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung District, Kaohsiung City, 833, Taiwan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. .,Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung District, Kaohsiung City, 833, Taiwan.
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- Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung District, Kaohsiung City, 833, Taiwan. .,Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung District, Kaohsiung City, 833, Taiwan. .,Department of Biological Science, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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González GM, Casillas-Vega N, Garza-González E, Hernández-Bello R, Rivera G, Rodríguez JA, Bocanegra-Garcia V. Molecular typing of clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex from Northeast Mexico. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2015; 61:51-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s12223-015-0409-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Chen CH, Sy HN, Lin LJ, Yen HC, Wang SH, Chen WL, Chen YM, Chang YJ. Epidemiological characterization and prognostic factors in patients with confirmed cerebral cryptococcosis in central Taiwan. J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 2015; 21:12. [PMID: 26136773 PMCID: PMC4487963 DOI: 10.1186/s40409-015-0012-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Cryptococcal meningitis is a deadly fungal infection. This study aimed to characterize the epidemiology of cerebral cryptococcosis and to define its prognostic factors. Methods This cross-sectional study collected clinical information from cryptococcal meningitis patients with confirmed cerebral cryptococcosis from 2006 to 2012 at the Changhua Christian Healthcare System to access prognostic factors. Results Fifty-nine adult cryptococcal meningitis patients were studied. The incidence at Changhua Christian Healthcare System was approximately 170 episodes per 100,000 patients within the studied period. Forty-one of 59 cryptococcal meningitis patients developed complications. Overall, 12 of 59 patients died, for a three-month mortality rate of 20.3 %. Prognostic factors positively associated with the three-month mortality included age (>55 years), patient delay, prolonged delay by the doctor in administering antifungal agent therapy, duration of intensive care unit stay, chronic lung disease, cryptococcemia, headache, altered mental status, positive blood cultures, and high cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure (≥250 mm H2O). Conclusions We strongly recommend early administration of an antifungal agent to each suspected cryptococcal meningitis patient to decrease both the delay by doctors in administering therapy and the mortality risk. Aggressive and supportive care for severe cryptococcal meningitis patients is critical to decrease overall mortality from this infection.
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- Chang-Hua Chen
- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua, Taiwan ; Infection Control Committee, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan ; Department of Nursing, College of Medicine & Nursing, Hung Kuang University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Infection Control Committee, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biopharmaceuticals, National Chiayi University, Chiayi City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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Lin YY, Shiau S, Fang CT. Risk factors for invasive Cryptococcus neoformans diseases: a case-control study. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119090. [PMID: 25747471 PMCID: PMC4352003 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Cryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous environmental fungus that can cause life-threatening meningitis and fungemia, often in the presence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), liver cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus, or other medical conditions. To distinguish risk factors from comorbidities, we performed a hospital-based, density-sampled, matched case-control study. Methods All new-onset cryptococcal meningitis cases and cryptococcemia cases at a university hospital in Taiwan from 2002–2010 were retrospectively identified from the computerized inpatient registry and were included in this study. Controls were selected from those hospitalized patients not experiencing cryptococcal meningitis or cryptococcemia. Controls and cases were matched by admission date, age, and gender. Conditional logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors. Results A total of 101 patients with cryptococcal meningitis (266 controls) and 47 patients with cryptococcemia (188 controls), of whom 32 patients had both cryptococcal meningitis and cryptococcemia, were included in this study. Multivariate regression analysis showed that AIDS (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 181.4; p < 0.001), decompensated liver cirrhosis (aOR = 8.5; p = 0.008), and cell-mediated immunity (CMI)-suppressive regimens without calcineurin inhibitors (CAs) (aOR = 15.9; p < 0.001) were independent risk factors for cryptococcal meningitis. Moreover, AIDS (aOR = 216.3, p < 0.001), decompensated liver cirrhosis (aOR = 23.8; p < 0.001), CMI-suppressive regimens without CAs (aOR = 7.3; p = 0.034), and autoimmune diseases (aOR = 9.3; p = 0.038) were independent risk factors for developing cryptococcemia. On the other hand, diabetes mellitus and other medical conditions were not found to be risk factors for cryptococcal meningitis or cryptococcemia. Conclusions The findings confirm AIDS, decompensated liver cirrhosis, CMI-suppressive regimens without CAs, and autoimmune diseases are risk factors for invasive C. neoformans diseases.
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Zheng H, Li M, Luo Y, Wang D, Yang J, Chen Q, Lao J, Chen N, Yang M, Wang Q. A retrospective study of contributing factors for prognosis and survival length of cryptococcal meningoencephalitis in Southern part of China (1998-2013). BMC Infect Dis 2015; 15:77. [PMID: 25887402 PMCID: PMC4349236 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-0826-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis (CM) is the most common opportunistic infection of the central nervous system (CNS). Despite this observation, there have only been a few studies analyzing clinical characteristics as well as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), electroencephalograph (EEG), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features in CM patients of all ages. METHODS We reviewed the medical records of all patients diagnosed with cryptococcal meningoencephalitis from 1998 to 2013 in the Nanfang Hospital in China and gathered data on the underlying diseases, bird exposure history, and clinical features, including those from CSF, EEG and MRI. RESULTS CM is more likely to infect adults younger than 60 years old. 71.3% of CM patients were male. Unlike data from other countries, we found that chronic use of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressants (17.59%) was the most frequent risk factor in CM patients rather than HIV infection (1.85%). Clear exposure with bird/ bird droppings before CM onset is obvious in a previous study in CM children. However, our study found that 4.63% CM patients had such an exposure. More importantly, patients with brain tissue damage (p = 0.021) and decreased CSF/blood glucose ratio (p = 0.008) were significantly associated with death, but only the decreased CSF/blood glucose ratio was the contributing factor of prognosis (odds ratio, 0.047; p = 0.025). Decreased CSF/blood glucose ratio was significantly related to the survival length of CM (odds ratio, 0.134; p = 0.033). CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that CM has predilection for young male adults. The chronic use of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressants, rather than HIV infection or bird/bird droppings exposure, was the most frequent risk factor in CM patients in our study. Decreased CSF/blood glucose ratio was both an independent contributing factor to death and was significantly related to the survival length of CM patients. The more decreased the CSF/blood glucose ratio was, the worse prognosis and shorter survival length CM patients had.
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's republic of China.
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's republic of China.
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's republic of China.
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's republic of China.
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's republic of China.
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's republic of China.
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- Medical Records Room, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's republic of China.
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- Medical Records Room, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's republic of China.
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's republic of China.
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No.1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's republic of China.
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