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Cryptococcal Meningitis

Cryptococcal meningitis is a fungal infection affecting the coverings of the brain (meninges). It is rare in healthy persons and affects those with poor immunity such as AIDS patients or on immunosuppressive treatments.

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Recent Outbreak of Untreatable Fungal Infection Reported in the U.S.

Recent Outbreak of Untreatable Fungal Infection Reported in the U.S.

Outbreaks of an "untreatable" fungus have been reported recently in a Washington DC nursing home and at two hospitals in Dallas. The mode of spread is from person to patient. It commonly affects patients admitted to hospitals and ...

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Validation of New Therapeutic Regimens for Cryptococcal Meningitis

Validation of New Therapeutic Regimens for Cryptococcal Meningitis

The results of the ACTA trial show that new therapeutic regimens are of benefit in HIV-infected patients with cryptococcal meningitis. The findings were presented at the 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science held in Paris from 23 to 26 July 2017. ...

Better Diagnosis of Fungal Infections may Help Reduce Antibiotic Resistance

Better Diagnosis of Fungal Infections may Help Reduce Antibiotic Resistance

Poor diagnosis of fungal disease worldwide causes doctors to overprescribe antibiotics, increasing harmful resistance to antimicrobial drugs, according to a paper published in Emerging Infectious Diseases. "Inadequate attention is paid to ...

Immune Cells in the Meninges may be the Missing Link Between Brain and Gut

Immune Cells in the Meninges may be the Missing Link Between Brain and Gut

The immune cells play several important roles within the body, including guarding against pathogens and triggering allergic reactions. A rare and powerful type of immune cell has been discovered in the meninges around the brain, suggesting the ...

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Treatment of Fungal Infection Inside Artificial Voice Box may Improve Speech

Treatment of Fungal Infection Inside Artificial Voice Box may Improve Speech

Treating fungal infection inside the artificial voice box may improve speech quality and help people with throat cancer who lose their larynx, suggests a study. Throat cancer refers to cancer of the voice box, the vocal cords, and other parts ...

Drug Resistant Fungal Infection Originates in Hospitals

Drug Resistant Fungal Infection Originates in Hospitals

Four people in the US have died due to a deadly form of drug-resistant yeast that has spread across the world since 2009. The new yeast superbug, called Candida auris, causes outbreaks in a way that has never been seen before, and it doesn’t ...

First Multidrug-Resistant Fatal Fungal Infection Identified in US

First Multidrug-Resistant Fatal Fungal Infection Identified in US

Thirteen individuals have become ill from a serious and sometimes fatal fungal infection previously unseen in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The fungus, Candida auris, is known to occur in healthcare settings ...

Fungal Infections Claim More Than One Million Lives Every Year

Fungal Infections Claim More Than One Million Lives Every Year

The incidence of fungal infections is increasing at an alarming rate. It is a threat to human health as it kills more people than malaria or cancer. Professor Neil Gow of the University of Aberdeen said that more than one million people die ...

Researchers Discover New Method for Early Detection of Deadly Fungal Infection

Researchers Discover New Method for Early Detection of Deadly Fungal Infection

A new method for early diagnosis of a deadly fungal infection in patients with suppressed immune system has been discovered by a team of researchers. Leukemia patients and those who have had an organ transplant have suppressed immune system. ...

Fungal Infections Associated With Contaminated Steroid Injections

Fungal Infections Associated With Contaminated Steroid Injections

Researchers from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)linked the pathological findings from 40 case reports of fungal infection due to contaminated injection to clinical and lab data . The report, published in the September issue of The ...

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Portable Device to Detect Fungal Infection Developed

Portable Device to Detect Fungal Infection Developed

A new study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine reveals that researchers at T2 Biosystems in Lexington, Massachusetts, have developed a new portable device to detect a fatal fungal bloodstream infection. The researchers said ...

Study: Change in Treatment Regime for Cryptococcal Meningitis may be Needed

Study: Change in Treatment Regime for Cryptococcal Meningitis may be Needed

According to the findings of a study, the most cost-effective treatment for cryptococcal meningitis is different to that currently recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), warranting a review of policy. The findings are published in this ...

Test To Detect Deadly Fungal Infection Faster

Test To Detect Deadly Fungal Infection Faster

New Zealand researchers have developed a test that could help detect candidemia faster. It is a fungal infection most commonly seen in immunosuppressed or immunocompromised patients, or in patients with intravenous catheters. It is known to be ...

Statement on the Treatment of Pulmonary Fungal Infections Issued by ATS

Statement on the Treatment of Pulmonary Fungal Infections Issued by ATS

A new official clinical policy statement on the treatment of fungal infections in adult pulmonary and critical care patients has been released by the American Thoracic Society. The statement replaces ATS guidelines published in 1988, and takes ...

Scientists Identify Blood Cells To Predict Fatal Fungal Infections Risk In HIV+ Patients

Scientists Identify Blood Cells To Predict Fatal Fungal Infections Risk In HIV+ Patients

A team of scientists have identified cells in blood that can help predict which HIV-positive individuals are most likely to develop deadly fungal meningitis. The team included an Indian origin scientist from Albert Einstein College of Medicine ...

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Validation of New Therapeutic Regimens for Cryptococcal Meningitis

Validation of New Therapeutic Regimens for Cryptococcal Meningitis New therapeutic regimens benefit HIV-infected patients with cryptococcal meningitis, shows new study.

Public Spaces In South Africa can Host Deadly Cryptococcal Fungi

Public Spaces In South Africa can Host Deadly Cryptococcal Fungi In Sub-Saharan Africa, cryptococcal meningitis is well known leading cause of death in patients with HIV/AIDS after tuberculosis.

Opportunistic Infections

Opportunistic Infections Opportunistic infections are microbial infections that can cause disease in persons with a weak immune system, but usually do not cause disease in healthy people.

Cheaper Way to Make Antifungal Medication Used to Treat Meningitis

Cheaper Way to Make Antifungal Medication Used to Treat Meningitis An existing medicine could help curb the number of deaths due to fungal meningitis, but its cost has been a barrier to access in some places.

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