Cryptococcal Meningitis & HIV/AIDS
The Basics
- Health Department Expands Vaccination Recommendations for Men at Greatest Risk for Contracting Meningitis (November 29, 2012)
Two new cases of meningitis among men who have sex with men were reported over the past five weeks.
From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- HIV-Positive Men Head to Clinic for the 'Other Meningitis' Vaccine (October 12, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Meningococcal Outbreak Patient Fact Sheet (October 5, 2012)
From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
 New York City Health Department Recommends Vaccination for HIV-Positive Men at High Risk of Meningitis (October 4, 2012)
Free vaccinations available beginning Friday, October 5 for people who cannot get vaccine from their health care provider.
From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- New York City Meningitis Outbreak Hitting HIV-Infected Men (October 1, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Cryptococcal Meningitis (May 16, 2012)
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From AIDS InfoNet
- Cryptococcal Meningitis (January 2007)
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From Project Inform
- Cryptococcal Meningitis (August 28, 2006)
From AIDS Treatment Data Network
- Fungal Infections (August 15, 2006)
From AIDS Treatment Data Network
- Cryptococcosis and HIV (October 2002)
Another chapter from the comprehensive, online textbook on HIV disease from the University of California-San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital.
From HIV InSite
Treatment
 Delay Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Patients With Cryptococcal Meningitis, Researchers Recommend (November 5, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
 Cryptococcal Meningitis Study Stopped -- Early HIV Therapy Clearly Harmful (June 2, 2012)
From Journal Watch
On TheBodyPRO.com
- HIV Treatment Study in Patients With Cryptococcal Meningitis Ends Enrollment Early (May 30, 2012)
Higher mortality rate found with early antiretroviral therapy.
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Fluconazole (Diflucan) (May 16, 2012)
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From AIDS InfoNet
- Treatment of Acute Cryptococcal Meningitis in HIV Infected Adults, With an Emphasis on Resource-Limited Settings (October 8, 2008)
In Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Cryptococcal Meningitis (April 18, 2005)
In British Medical Bulletin
- Fluconazole (April 1, 2005)
In AHFS Consumer Medication Information, from American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- Cryptococcosis (December 17, 2004)
A chapter from "Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents" guidelines.
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In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Opportunistic Infection News: PCP Developing Resistance to Some Antibiotics (Autumn 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- FDA Approves Drug for Meningitis in HIV Patients (Summer 2000)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Discontinuing Primary and Secondary PCP Prophylaxis in Patients Who Have Increased CD4 Counts in Response to Antiretroviral Therapy: Preliminary Results -- ACTG 888 (January 31, 2000)
In The 7th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from TheBodyPRO.com
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