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The war on cryptococcosis: A Review of the antifungal arsenal

Overview of attention for article published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, February 2018
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Title
The war on cryptococcosis: A Review of the antifungal arsenal
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, February 2018
DOI 10.1590/0074-02760170391
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Authors

Ahmad Mourad, John R Perfect

Abstract

Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common central nervous system infection in the world today. It occurs primarily, but not exclusively, in immunocompromised individuals and despite substantial improvement in management of clinical events like AIDS, the numbers of cases of cryptococcosis remain very high. Unfortunately, despite several antifungal agents available for treatment, morbidity and mortality rates remain high with this fungal infection. In this Review, we will describe the treatments and strategies for success, identify the failures, and provide insights into the future developments / improvements for management. This sugar-coated yeast can play havoc within the human brain. Our goals must be to either prevent or diagnose disease early and treat aggressively with all our clinical tools when disease is detected.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 135 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 21 16%
Student > Master 15 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 8%
Other 9 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 6%
Other 30 22%
Unknown 41 30%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 21 16%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 21 16%
Immunology and Microbiology 16 12%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 10 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 3%
Other 13 10%
Unknown 50 37%
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#19,951,180
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Outputs from Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
#1,137
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#253,014
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#12
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