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