2009
Disseminated Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii infections in intensive care units
CHUANG Y, KU SC, LIAW SJ, WU SC, HO YC, YU CJ, HSUEH PR. Disseminated Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii infections in intensive care units. Epidemiology And Infection 2009, 138: 1036-1043. PMID: 19796452, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268809990926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitICU admissionHIV infectionCare unitMortality rateChronic Health Evaluation II scoreLower white blood cell countGood long-term prognosisMultivariate Cox regression modelWhite blood cell countICU mortality rateMean Acute PhysiologicFrequent underlying diseasesLong-term prognosisCox regression modelBlood cell countSite of infectionCryptococcus neoformans varAcute PhysiologicICU stayCryptococcal infectionICU survivalII scoreClinical characteristicsUnderlying disease
2007
Disseminated cryptococcosis in HIV-uninfected patients
Chuang Y, Ho Y, Chang H, Yu C, Yang P, Hsueh P. Disseminated cryptococcosis in HIV-uninfected patients. European Journal Of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 2007, 27: 307-310. PMID: 18157678, DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0430-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisseminated cryptococcosisLiver cirrhosisChronic Health Evaluation II scoreHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHigher Acute PhysiologyImmunodeficiency virus infectionOne-month outcomeDiagnosis of cryptococcosisHigh mortality rateAcute PhysiologyII scoreMedian survivalSmoking historyDiabetes mellitusRetrospective reviewAutoimmune diseasesUnderlying conditionFemale genderVirus infectionMortality ratePatientsCryptococcosisFirst monthCryptococcus neoformansDescriptive study