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Fungal meningitis has no formal classification system. It is usually by the causative organism if identified. It may however be additionally classified according to the severity and duration of the disease<ref name="pmid26792138">{{cite journal| author=Zheng H, Chen Q, Xie Z, Wang D, Li M, Zhang X et al.| title=A retrospective research of HIV-negative cryptococcal meningoencephalitis patients with acute/subacute onset. | journal=Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis | year= 2016 | volume= 35 | issue= 2 | pages= 299-303 | pmid=26792138 | doi=10.1007/s10096-015-2545-0 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26792138 }} </ref> | Fungal meningitis has no formal classification system. It is usually by the causative organism if identified. It may however be additionally classified according to the severity and duration of the disease.<ref name="pmid26792138">{{cite journal| author=Zheng H, Chen Q, Xie Z, Wang D, Li M, Zhang X et al.| title=A retrospective research of HIV-negative cryptococcal meningoencephalitis patients with acute/subacute onset. | journal=Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis | year= 2016 | volume= 35 | issue= 2 | pages= 299-303 | pmid=26792138 | doi=10.1007/s10096-015-2545-0 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26792138 }} </ref><ref name="pmid23221842">{{cite journal| author=Zunt JR, Baldwin KJ| title=Chronic and subacute meningitis. | journal=Continuum (Minneap Minn) | year= 2012 | volume= 18 | issue= 6 Infectious Disease | pages= 1290-318 | pmid=23221842 | doi=10.1212/01.CON.0000423848.17276.21 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23221842 }} </ref><ref name="pmid20097705">{{cite journal| author=Chimalizeni Y, Tickell D, Connell T| title=Evidence behind the WHO guidelines: hospital care for children: what is the most appropriate anti-fungal treatment for acute cryptococcal meningitis in children with HIV? | journal=J Trop Pediatr | year= 2010 | volume= 56 | issue= 1 | pages= 4-12 | pmid=20097705 | doi=10.1093/tropej/fmp123 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20097705 }} </ref><ref name="pmid7711408">{{cite journal| author=Malessa R, Krams M, Hengge U, Weiller C, Reinhardt V, Volbracht L et al.| title=Elevation of intracranial pressure in acute AIDS-related cryptococcal meningitis. | journal=Clin Investig | year= 1994 | volume= 72 | issue= 12 | pages= 1020-6 | pmid=7711408 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7711408 }} </ref><ref name="pmid1727236">{{cite journal| author=Saag MS, Powderly WG, Cloud GA, Robinson P, Grieco MH, Sharkey PK et al.| title=Comparison of amphotericin B with fluconazole in the treatment of acute AIDS-associated cryptococcal meningitis. The NIAID Mycoses Study Group and the AIDS Clinical Trials Group. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1992 | volume= 326 | issue= 2 | pages= 83-9 | pmid=1727236 | doi=10.1056/NEJM199201093260202 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1727236 }} </ref><ref name="pmid18843697">{{cite journal| author=Sloan D, Dlamini S, Paul N, Dedicoat M| title=Treatment of acute cryptococcal meningitis in HIV infected adults, with an emphasis on resource-limited settings. | journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev | year= 2008 | volume= | issue= 4 | pages= CD005647 | pmid=18843697 | doi=10.1002/14651858.CD005647.pub2 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18843697 }} </ref><ref name="pmid8838190">{{cite journal| author=Witt MD, Lewis RJ, Larsen RA, Milefchik EN, Leal MA, Haubrich RH et al.| title=Identification of patients with acute AIDS-associated cryptococcal meningitis who can be effectively treated with fluconazole: the role of antifungal susceptibility testing. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 1996 | volume= 22 | issue= 2 | pages= 322-8 | pmid=8838190 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8838190 }} </ref> | ||
===Subacute meningitis=== | ===Subacute meningitis=== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]
Overview
Classification
Fungal meningitis has no formal classification system. It is usually by the causative organism if identified. It may however be additionally classified according to the severity and duration of the disease.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Subacute meningitis
Chronic meningitis
References
- ↑ Zheng H, Chen Q, Xie Z, Wang D, Li M, Zhang X; et al. (2016). "A retrospective research of HIV-negative cryptococcal meningoencephalitis patients with acute/subacute onset". Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 35 (2): 299–303. doi:10.1007/s10096-015-2545-0. PMID 26792138.
- ↑ Zunt JR, Baldwin KJ (2012). "Chronic and subacute meningitis". Continuum (Minneap Minn). 18 (6 Infectious Disease): 1290–318. doi:10.1212/01.CON.0000423848.17276.21. PMID 23221842.
- ↑ Chimalizeni Y, Tickell D, Connell T (2010). "Evidence behind the WHO guidelines: hospital care for children: what is the most appropriate anti-fungal treatment for acute cryptococcal meningitis in children with HIV?". J Trop Pediatr. 56 (1): 4–12. doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp123. PMID 20097705.
- ↑ Malessa R, Krams M, Hengge U, Weiller C, Reinhardt V, Volbracht L; et al. (1994). "Elevation of intracranial pressure in acute AIDS-related cryptococcal meningitis". Clin Investig. 72 (12): 1020–6. PMID 7711408.
- ↑ Saag MS, Powderly WG, Cloud GA, Robinson P, Grieco MH, Sharkey PK; et al. (1992). "Comparison of amphotericin B with fluconazole in the treatment of acute AIDS-associated cryptococcal meningitis. The NIAID Mycoses Study Group and the AIDS Clinical Trials Group". N Engl J Med. 326 (2): 83–9. doi:10.1056/NEJM199201093260202. PMID 1727236.
- ↑ Sloan D, Dlamini S, Paul N, Dedicoat M (2008). "Treatment of acute cryptococcal meningitis in HIV infected adults, with an emphasis on resource-limited settings". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (4): CD005647. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD005647.pub2. PMID 18843697.
- ↑ Witt MD, Lewis RJ, Larsen RA, Milefchik EN, Leal MA, Haubrich RH; et al. (1996). "Identification of patients with acute AIDS-associated cryptococcal meningitis who can be effectively treated with fluconazole: the role of antifungal susceptibility testing". Clin Infect Dis. 22 (2): 322–8. PMID 8838190.