More C. neoformans Infection Resources

MMWR articles

• Prevalence and Correlates of Cryptococcal Antigen Positivity Among AIDS Patients — United States, 1986–2012. MMWR 2014;63(27):585-587.

Factsheets

• Cryptococcal meningitis: a deadly fungal disease among people living with HIV/AIDS [PDF – 4 pages]

Podcasts

• Think Fungus (2013)
  Dr. Mary Brandt, the Mycotic Diseases Branch chief, discusses the impact of fungal infections.

Related links

• CDC – Global Fungal Diseases
• CDC – Global HIV/AIDS
• Infectious Diseases Society of America – Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Cryptococcal Disease [PDF – 32 pages]
• World Health Organization – Rapid Advice for Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management of Cryptococcal Disease in HIV-Infected Adults, Adolescents, and Children
• World Health Organization – Guidelines for managing advanced HIV disease and rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy
• Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents
• Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Exposed and HIV-Infected Children