Immune dysfunction in HIV-seronegative, Cryptococcus gattii meningitis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Brouwer, Annemarie E ^a,b,c   Siddiqui, Asna A ^a   Kester, Maartje I ^d   Sigaloff, Kim C E ^e   Rajanuwong, Adul ^f   Wannapasni, Saran ^f   Chierakul, Wirongrong ^b   Harrison, Thomas S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Location Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

^e Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^f Sappasitthiprasong Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Cryptococcal; Cryptococcus; Cytokines; Immunology; Immunotherapy; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12P70; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1BETA; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; THAILAND; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CYTOKINES; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL;

EID: 33847053609     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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