"Cryptococcosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infection with a fungus of the species CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS.
| Descriptor ID |
D003453
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.248
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| Concept/Terms |
Cryptococcosis- Cryptococcosis
- Cryptococcoses
- Cryptococcus neoformans Infection
- Cryptococcus neoformans Infections
- Infection, Cryptococcus neoformans
- Torulosis
- Toruloses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cryptococcosis" by people in Profiles.
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Outcomes of flucytosine-containing combination treatment for cryptococcal meningitis in a South African national access programme: a cross-sectional observational study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022 09; 22(9):1365-1373.
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Screening for invasive fungal disease using non-culture-based assays among inpatients with advanced HIV disease at a large academic hospital in South Africa. Mycoses. 2020 May; 63(5):478-487.
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Cryptococcal antigen positivity combined with the percentage of HIV-seropositive samples with CD4 counts <100 cells/µl identifies districts in South Africa with advanced burden of disease. PLoS One. 2018; 13(6):e0198993.
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Establishing a cost-per-result of laboratory-based, reflex Cryptococcal antigenaemia screening (CrAg) in HIV+ patients with CD4 counts less than 100 cells/µl using a Lateral Flow Assay (LFA) at a typical busy CD4 laboratory in South Africa. PLoS One. 2017; 12(2):e0171675.
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Autopsy Prevalence of Tuberculosis and Other Potentially Treatable Infections among Adults with Advanced HIV Enrolled in Out-Patient Care in South Africa. PLoS One. 2016; 11(11):e0166158.
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Screening HIV-Infected Patients with Low CD4 Counts for Cryptococcal Antigenemia prior to Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy: Cost Effectiveness of Alternative Screening Strategies in South Africa. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0158986.
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Cryptococcal antigen screening in HIV-infected adults: let's get straight to the point. AIDS. 2016 Jan 28; 30(3):339-42.
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A comparison of cases of paediatric-onset and adult-onset cryptococcosis detected through population-based surveillance, 2005-2007. AIDS. 2012 Nov 28; 26(18):2307-14.
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Primary prophylaxis of cryptococcal disease with fluconazole in HIV-positive Ugandan adults: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2011 Dec; 11(12):933-41.
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Analyses of pediatric isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans from South Africa. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jan; 49(1):307-14.