Cryptococcemia in an HIV-negative patient with decompensated liver cirrhosis

Background: Cryptococcal infections have been mostly associated with immunocompromised individuals, 80–90% of whom have been HIV-positive patients. Increasingly, cryptococcal infections are being reported in cirrhotic patients who are HIV-negative. The underlying immunologic defects in cirrhotic pat...

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Main Authors: Manasa Kandula, Amar H. Kelkar, Nicole Liberio, Meenakshy K. Aiyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
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Online Access:http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/33383/pdf_240