Document 0247
 DOCN  M9650247
 TI    Cryptococcal meningitis.
 DT    9605
 AU    Jones GA; Nathwani D; Infection and Immunodeficiency Unit, Dundee
       Teaching Hospitals; NHS Trust, Kings Cross Hospital, Dundee.
 SO    Br J Hosp Med. 1995 Nov 1-14;54(9):439-45. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96154524
 AB    Fungal meningitis caused by the yeast Cryptococcus neoformans is most
       commonly seen in patients with defective T-lymphocyte function. This
       article focuses on the clinical presentation, diagnosis and management
       of patients with cryptococcal meningitis, in the setting of AIDS and
       other immunocompromised hosts, and in 'normal' individuals.
 DE    Antifungal Agents/THERAPEUTIC USE  *AIDS-Related Opportunistic
       Infections/DIAGNOSIS/DRUG THERAPY/  IMMUNOLOGY  CD4 Lymphocyte Count
       Diagnosis, Differential  Fluconazole/THERAPEUTIC USE  Human
       *Immunocompromised Host  *Meningitis, Cryptococcal/DIAGNOSIS/DRUG
       THERAPY/IMMUNOLOGY  Prognosis  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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