Meningeal cryptococcosis and SARS-CoV-2 infection in people living with HIV/AIDS
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| author | Fernando Antonio Messina |
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| contents | Meningeal cryptococcosis and SARS-CoV-2 infection in people living with HIV/AIDS Fernando Antonio Messina Andrés Benchetrit Andrea Bocassi María de las Mercedes Romero Sofía Bauer Emmanuel Marín Facundo Bertera Guillermo Onis Matías Enzenhofer Milagro Sánchez Lilia Mammana Dana Mijalovsky Gabriela Santiso Medicina 19 Cov SARS COVID meningitis Introduction. Fungal infections in patients with COVID-19 was one of the most debated topics during the pandemic.Objectives. To analyze the clinical characteristics and evolution of people living with HIV/ AIDS and coinfection with cryptococcus and COVID-19 (group A) or without it (group B). Materials and methods. This is an analytical and retrospective study. We reviewed medical records of patients with meningeal cryptococcosis between April 2020 and May 2021.Results. We studied 65 people living with HIV/AIDS and with cryptococcosis infection diagnosed from April 2020 to May 2021. Fifteen patients with HIV/AIDS suffered from cryptococcosis and COVID-19, and out of these, 14 presented meningitis (group A), while 28 suffered from meningeal cryptococcosis, but did not have COVID-19 (group B).Conclusions. No statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups (A and B) considering: intracranial hypertension, presence of Cryptococcus antigens in cerebrospinal fluid, sensorium deterioration or mortality. The detection of Cryptococcus antigens in serum by lateral flow assay was highly effective to rapidly diagnose cryptococcosis in patients with HIV/AIDS who also developed COVID-19. Patients of both groups consulted for cryptoccocosis sometime after, in comparison with the pre-pandemic cases related to this infection. 2023 artículo científico 0120-4157 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=84376039019 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84376039019/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84376039019/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84376039019/84376039019.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84376039019/movil 10.7705/biomedica.6872 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=843 Biomédica application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Biomédica (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.43 |
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| spellingShingle | Meningeal cryptococcosis and SARS-CoV-2 infection in people living with HIV/AIDS Fernando Antonio Messina Medicina 19 Cov SARS COVID meningitis Meningeal cryptococcosis and SARS-CoV-2 infection in people living with HIV/AIDS Fernando Antonio Messina Andrés Benchetrit Andrea Bocassi María de las Mercedes Romero Sofía Bauer Emmanuel Marín Facundo Bertera Guillermo Onis Matías Enzenhofer Milagro Sánchez Lilia Mammana Dana Mijalovsky Gabriela Santiso Medicina 19 Cov SARS COVID meningitis Introduction. Fungal infections in patients with COVID-19 was one of the most debated topics during the pandemic.Objectives. To analyze the clinical characteristics and evolution of people living with HIV/ AIDS and coinfection with cryptococcus and COVID-19 (group A) or without it (group B). Materials and methods. This is an analytical and retrospective study. We reviewed medical records of patients with meningeal cryptococcosis between April 2020 and May 2021.Results. We studied 65 people living with HIV/AIDS and with cryptococcosis infection diagnosed from April 2020 to May 2021. Fifteen patients with HIV/AIDS suffered from cryptococcosis and COVID-19, and out of these, 14 presented meningitis (group A), while 28 suffered from meningeal cryptococcosis, but did not have COVID-19 (group B).Conclusions. No statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups (A and B) considering: intracranial hypertension, presence of Cryptococcus antigens in cerebrospinal fluid, sensorium deterioration or mortality. The detection of Cryptococcus antigens in serum by lateral flow assay was highly effective to rapidly diagnose cryptococcosis in patients with HIV/AIDS who also developed COVID-19. Patients of both groups consulted for cryptoccocosis sometime after, in comparison with the pre-pandemic cases related to this infection. 2023 artículo científico 0120-4157 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=84376039019 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84376039019/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84376039019/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84376039019/84376039019.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84376039019/movil 10.7705/biomedica.6872 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=843 Biomédica application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Biomédica (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.43 |
| title | Meningeal cryptococcosis and SARS-CoV-2 infection in people living with HIV/AIDS |
| topic | Medicina 19 Cov SARS COVID meningitis |
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