AIDS-associated Talaromyces marneffei central nervous system infection in patients of southwestern China.

CONCLUSIONS: The common clinical symptoms of T. marneffei central nervous system infection are associated with high intracranial pressure and intracranial infectious lesions. Earlier recognition and diagnosis and a prolonged course of amphotericin B treatment followed by itraconazole combined with early ART might reduce the mortality rate.
PMID: 32456686 [PubMed - in process]

Source: AIDS Research and Therapy - May 25, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Li YY, Dong RJ, Shrestha S, Upadhyay P, Li HQ, Kuang YQ, Yang XP, Zhang YG Tags: AIDS Res Ther Source Type: research