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Editorial
. 2025 Nov;23(11):1043-1045.
doi: 10.1080/14787210.2025.2569051. Epub 2025 Oct 3.

Can liposomal amphotericin B be used as a preventive measure for cryptococcal meningitis?

Elizabeth L Schwartz  1   2 , Nathan C Bahr  1 , Radha Rajasingham  1
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Can liposomal amphotericin B be used as a preventive measure for cryptococcal meningitis?

Elizabeth L Schwartz et al. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2025 Nov.
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Keywords: Cryptococcal antigenemia; cryptococcal meningitis; cryptococcosis; liposomal amphotericin B; prevention.

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The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

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