Powderly WG
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2000 Aug;2(4):352-357. doi: 10.1007/s11908-000-0015-y.
Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection that is potentially deadly for and common among AIDS patients, in the United States and worldwide. Subacute meningitis and meningoencephalitis are typical, clinically. This article will review relevant aspects of cryptococcal meningitis in AIDS, focusing on the most recent information pertaining to pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical syndromes, and treatment of this devastating disease.
隐球菌病是一种真菌感染,在美国及全球范围内,对艾滋病患者来说,它具有潜在致命性且较为常见。临床上,亚急性脑膜炎和脑膜脑炎很典型。本文将回顾艾滋病患者隐球菌性脑膜炎的相关方面,重点关注有关这种毁灭性疾病的发病机制、流行病学、临床综合征及治疗的最新信息。