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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Fungal burden, early fungicidal activity, and outcome in cryptococcal meningitis in antiretroviral-naive or antiretroviral-experienced patients treated with amphotericin B or fluconazole
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 45, No. 1, Year 2007
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Description
In a prospective observational study of 54 patients with human immunodeficiency virus-associated cryptococcal meningitis, the early fungicidal activity of amphotericin B (1 mg/ kg/day) was significantly greater than that of fluconazole (400 mg/day). Compared with antiretroviral therapy-naive patients, patients developing cryptococcal meningitis while already receiving antiretroviral therapy had lower baseline fungal burdens and a longer median duration of survival, but there were no differences observed in fungal clearance, cerebrospinal fluid proinflammatory cytokines, or 10-week mortality. © 2007 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bicanic, Tihana A.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
United Kingdom, London
St George’s, University of London
Meintjes, Graeme Ayton
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
South Africa, Cape Town
Gf Jooste Hospital
Wood, Robin Y.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Hayes, Madeleine
United Kingdom, London
St George’s, University of London
Rebe, Kevin Brian
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
South Africa, Cape Town
Gf Jooste Hospital
Bekker, Linda-Gail Gail
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Harrison, Thomas Stephen
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
United Kingdom, London
St George’s, University of London
Statistics
Citations: 275
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1086/518607
ISSN:
10584838
Study Design
Cohort Study