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