Fungal Meningitis

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Same Conditions, Different Outcome In Fungal Infection

medicalnewstoday.com — “Cryptococcus neoformans is a life-threatening human fungal pathogen that is responsible for an estimated 1 million cases of meningitis each year, primarily in HIV-infected and other immunocompromView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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HealthMap: Source of e. coli Outbreak Discovered; Meningitis Vaccine Reduces Cases; Fungal Infection Strikes Joplin, MO

healthmapblog.blogspot.com — “HealthMap: Source of e. coli Outbreak Discovered; Meningitis Vaccine Reduces Cases; Fungal Infection Strikes Joplin, MOView full resource at healthmapblog.blogspot.com

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New research sheds light on origins of cryptococcal fungal infection

news-medical.net — “New research has shed light on the origins of a fungal infection which is one of the major causes of death from AIDS-related illnesses. The study, published today in the journal PLoS Pathogens, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the BBSRC, shows how the more virulent forms of Cryptococcus neoformans evolved and spread out of Africa and into Asia.View full resource at news-medical.net

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New Test Hastens Diagnosis Of Cryptococcal Meningitis, Top Cause Of HIV-Related Deaths In Developing Countries

medicalnewstoday.com — “The Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new diagnostic test that will help save the lives of hundreds of thousands of AIDS patients stricken with cryptococcosis, a fungal meningitis. The teView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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New Test Hastens Diagnosis Of Cryptococcal Meningitis, Top Cause Of HIV-Related Deaths In Developing Countries

medicalnewstoday.com — “The Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new diagnostic test that will help save the lives of hundreds of thousands of AIDS patients stricken with cryptococcosis, a fungal meningitis. The teView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Viamet commences VT-1161 Phase 1 clinical study to treat fungal infections

news-medical.net — “Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today that dosing has begun in a Phase 1 clinical study of VT-1161, an oral, potent and selective antifungal agent. VT-1161 is a novel small molecule discovered by Viamet Pharmaceuticals using its proprietary Metallophile Technology.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Arachnoiditis: eMedicine Radiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Arachnoiditis is a broad term denoting inflammation of the meninges and subarachnoid space. A variety of etiologies exist, including infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic processes. Infectious etiologies include bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic agents. Noninfectious inflammatory processes ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Arachnoiditis: Optochiasmatic arachnoiditis identified as a primary cause of vision loss in tuberculous meningitis. http://bit.ly/adjWIt

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University Of Nevada, Reno Teams With IMMY To Make New Life-Saving Blood Test

medicalnewstoday.com — “A new, rapid blood test that could lead to early diagnosis and potentially save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people stricken with fungal meningitis, a leading cause of AIDS-related deathsView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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University Of Nevada, Reno Teams With IMMY To Make New Life-Saving Blood Test

medicalnewstoday.com — “A new, rapid blood test that could lead to early diagnosis and potentially save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people stricken with fungal meningitis, a leading cause of AIDS-related deathsView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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IMMY, University of Nevada receive FDA clearance for CrAg Lateral Flow Assay

news-medical.net — “The Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new diagnostic test that will help save the lives of hundreds of thousands of AIDS patients stricken with cryptococcosis, a fungal meningitis.View full resource at news-medical.net

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IMMY, University of Nevada, Reno collaborate to make new blood test for Cryptococcosis

news-medical.net — “A new, rapid blood test that could lead to early diagnosis and potentially save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people stricken with fungal meningitis, a leading cause of AIDS-related deaths in developing countries, is getting closer to market with a recent collaboration between the University of Nevada, Reno and Immuno-Mycologics in Oklahoma.View full resource at news-medical.net

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FDA clears new IMMY and University of Nevada, Reno life-saving blood test

medicalxpress.com — “The Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new diagnostic test that will help save the lives of hundreds of thousands of AIDS patients stricken with cryptococcosis, a fungal meningitis. The test was developed through a collaboration between Tom Kozel, professor of microbiology of the University ...View full resource at medicalxpress.com

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Predicting Fatal Fungal Infections

newswise.com — “In a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified cells in blood that predict which HIV-positive individuals are most likely to develop deadly fungal meningitis, a major cause of HIV-related death. This form of meningitis affects more than 900,000 HIV-infected people globally"most of them in sub-Saharan Africa and other areas of the world where antiretroviral therapy for HIV is not availableView full resource at newswise.com

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Biomarkers could predict death in AIDS patients with severe inflammation

sciencedaily.com — “A new study suggests that AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis who start HIV therapy are predisposed to immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome -- an exaggerated inflammatory immune response that kills up to one-third of affected people -- if they have biomarkers (biochemicals) in their blood showing evidence of a damaged immune system that is not capable of clearing the fungal infection.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Biomarkers could predict death in AIDS patients with severe inflammation

sciencedaily.com — “A new study suggests that AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis who start HIV therapy are predisposed to immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome -- an exaggerated inflammatory immune response that kills up to one-third of affected people -- if they have biomarkers (biochemicals) in their blood showing evidence of a damaged immune system that is not capable of clearing the fungal infection.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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