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1820. Efficacy of Pulse-Taper Corticosteroid Adjunctive Therapy for Refractory Non-HIV Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis

BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis (CM) affects individuals with AIDS, transplants recipients and those previously healthy, with 30–50% mortality in most groups despite anti-fungal treatment. In the previously healthy, a post-infectious inflammatory response syndrome (PIIRS) analogous to c...

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Autores principales: Anjum, Seher, Williamson, Peter R, Bielekova, Bibiana, Kosa, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809091/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz359.083