Management, Outcomes, and Predictors of Mortality of <i>Cryptococcus</i> Infection in Patients Without HIV: A Multicenter Study in 46 Hospitals in Australia and New Zealand

Coussement, Julien; H Heath, Christopher; B Roberts, Matthew; J Lane, Rebekah; Spelman, Tim; C Smibert, Olivia; Longhitano, Anthony; Orla Morrissey, C; Nield, Blake; Tripathy, Monica; S Davis, Joshua; J Kennedy, Karina; A Lynar, Sarah; C Crawford, Lucy; J Crawford, Simeon; J Smith, Benjamin; P Gador-Whyte, Andrew; Haywood, Rose; A Mahony, Andrew; C Howard, Julia; B Walls, Genevieve; M O’Kane, Gabrielle; T Broom, Matthew; L Keighley, Caitlin; Bupha-Intr, Olivia; Cooley, Louise; A O’Hern, Jennifer; D Jackson, Justin; J Morris, Arthur; Bartolo, Caroline; R Tramontana, Adrian; C Grimwade, Katherine; Au Yeung, Victor; Chean, Roy; Woolnough, Emily; W Teh, Benjamin; A Slavin, Monica; C A Chen, Sharon; and New Zealand Study Group for Cryptococcosis in Patients Without HIV Infection, Australian; Alcorn, Kylie; Beardsley, Justin; Bloch, Aaron; Crowe, Amy; Doyle, Wendy; England, Michelle; Griffin, David; Hamilton, Kate; M Korman, Tony; Madigan, Victoria; McGann, Hugh; Pratt, William; Sparham, Sarah; Van Hal, Sebastiaan; Waters, Prue; Williams, Eloise

doi:10.1093/cid/ciae630

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Management, Outcomes, and Predictors of Mortality of Cryptococcus Infection in Patients Without HIV: A Multicenter Study in 46 Hospitals in Australia and New Zealand

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Authors:

Julien Coussement

Christopher H Heath

Matthew B Roberts

Abstract

Abstract Background Limited data exist regarding outcomes of cryptococcosis in patients without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and few studies have compared outcomes of Cryptococcus gattii versus Cryptococcus neoformans infection. Methods We conducted a retrospective study in 46 Australian and ...

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