Increased mortality associated with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus in patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis: a single US cohort study.
Solana ArchuletaAmal A GharamtiStefan SillauPaula CastellanosSindhu ChadalawadaWilliam MundoMehdi BandaliJose OñateErnesto MartínezDaniel B ChastainKristen DeSantoLeland ShapiroIlan S SchwartzCarlos Franco-ParedesAndrés F Henao MartinezPublished in: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease (2021)
Uncontrolled diabetes is associated with worse outcomes in pulmonary cryptococcosis, including a 4-fold and 6-fold increased odds of death at 10 weeks and 1 year, respectively. Glucose control interventions should be explored to improve clinical outcomes in patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis.