Join Drs Felicia C. Chow and Sharon Chen as they discuss how to manage Cryptococcus gattii meningitis in immunocompetent patients.

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Resources

Meningitis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/232915-overview

What's New in Cryptococcus gattii: From Bench to Bedside and Beyond https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36675862/

Cryptococcosis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/215354-overview#a6

Risk Factors for Cryptococcus gattii Infection, British Columbia, Canada https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21291588/

Analysis of HLA Association in Susceptibility to Infection With Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in a Papua New Guinean Population https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9776833/

Cerebral Cryptococcomas: A Systematic Scoping Review of Available Evidence to Facilitate Diagnosis and Treatment https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35215148/

Pancoast Syndrome https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482155/

Evaluation of a Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay and Cryptococcal Antigen Positivity at a Large Public Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34189154/

Diagnostic Value of Latex Agglutination in Cryptococcal Meningitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21938253/

Antifungal Therapy and Management of Complications of Cryptococcosis Due to Cryptococcus gattii https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23697747/

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Cryptococcal Disease: 2010 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20047480/

Consensus Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Cryptococcosis and Rare Yeast Infections in the Haematology/Oncology Setting, 2021 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34937137/

Cryptococcal Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome: From Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers to Treatment Approaches https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33514007/

EORTC/MSGERC Definitions of Invasive Fungal Diseases: Summary of Activities of the Intensive Care Unit Working Group https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33709127/