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Comment
. 2007 Feb;4(2):e47.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040047.

Management of cryptococcosis: how are we doing?

John R Perfect  1
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Management of cryptococcosis: how are we doing?

John R Perfect. PLoS Med. 2007 Feb.

Abstract

Perfect discusses the implications of a national prospective study (the "CryptoA/D" study) of the factors influencing clinical presentation and outcome of patients with cryptococcosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The author receives grants, honoraria, and consulting fees from Pfizer, Schering-Plough, Merck, Astellas, and Enzon.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Cryptococcosis of the Lung in a Patient with AIDS
Histopathology of lung shows widened alveolar septa containing a few inflammatory cells and numerous yeasts of the fungal pathogen C. neoformans. The inner layer of the yeast capsule stains red. Cryptococcosis is transmitted through inhalation of airborne yeast cells and/or biospores. At risk are the immunocompromised, especially those with HIV infection. Photo: CDC/Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr.
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