Cryptococcal meningitis in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, 1994-2004
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5170664 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beatriz Consuelo Quinet Leimann (Instituto Estadual de Infectologia São Sebastião, Brasil), Rosalina Jorge Koifman (0000-0002-2746-7597, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Rosalina Koifman (0000-0003-4391-4542, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2582-2592 |
| Publication date | 2008-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0102-311x2008001100013 |
| PMID | 19009138 |
| OpenAlex | W1966009992 |
| SciELO | S0102-311X2008001100013 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 28 |
The objective of this article was to evaluate the epidemiology of cryptococcal meningitis in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, from 1994 to 2004. Six hundred and ninety-six cases of cryptococcal meningitis were reported, with a mean incidence of 0.45 per 100,000 inhabitants. Patients were predominantly male; mean age was 35.9 years; AIDS was practically the only underlying disease, reported in 61.2% of cases; case-fatality was 51.8%. No decline in incidence was observed during the study period. AIDS is the main predisposing condition for cryptococcal meningitis, and thus the profile of most patients mirrors that of HIV infection. Missing information prevented the evaluation of other underlying diseases
Case fatality rate · Cryptococcal meningitis · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Incidence (geometry) · Meningitis · Viral disease · Antifungal resistance and susceptibility · Demography · Epidemiology · Fungal Infections and Studies · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nail Diseases and Treatments · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
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| Citation span | 2009 - 2015 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |