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Cryptococcus neoformans Infections Differ Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)–Seropositive and HIV-Seronegative Individuals: Results From a Nationwide Surveillance Program in France.
Document Type
Article
Source
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Feb2024, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p1-6. 6p.
Subject
*HIV
*CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans
*SYMPTOMS
*CRYPTOCOCCOSIS
*HIV status
Language
ISSN
2328-8957
Abstract
Among 1107 cryptococcosis cases from the French surveillance network (2005–2020), the proportion of HIV-seronegative individuals has recently surpassed that of HIV-seropositive individuals. We observed marked differences in patient characteristics, disease presentations, cryptococcal antigen results, infecting species, and mortality according to HIV serostatus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]