Clinical characteristics and evaluation of the incidence of cryptococcosis in Finland 2004-2018.
Anne ToivonenMari ErikssonNathalie FribergTimo HautalaSohvi KääriäinenJaana Leppäaho-LakkaJanne MikkolaTuomas NieminenJarmo OksiJuha H SalonenPekka SuomalainenMarkku VänttinenHanna JarvaAnnemarjut J JääskeläinenPublished in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2021)
To our knowledge, this is the first study of the clinical presentation and incidence of cryptococcosis in Finland. We demonstrate that invasive cryptococcal infection occurs not only in HIV/AIDS patients or otherwise immunocompromised patients but also in immunocompetent individuals. Even though cryptococcosis is extremely rare in Finland, its recognition is important since the prognosis depends on rapid diagnostics and early antifungal therapy.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- hiv aids
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk factors
- healthcare
- intensive care unit
- stem cells
- bone marrow
- candida albicans
- hepatitis c virus
- mesenchymal stem cells
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- loop mediated isothermal amplification