Impact of biological sex on cryptococcal meningitis mortality in Uganda and South Africa.
Anna M StadelmanKenneth SsebambuliddeLillian TugumeKatelyn A PastickKatherine Huppler HullsiekSarah M LofgrenEdwin NuwagiraEmily E EvansDarlisha A WilliamsConrad MuzooraDavid B MeyaRadha RajasinghamJoshua RheinDavid R BoulwarePublished in: Medical mycology (2021)
We examined the role of biological sex in cryptococcal meningitis mortality in a large cohort. Our findings reveal significant differences in inflammatory markers by biological sex. Women have significantly higher mortality due to cryptococcal meningitis that is attributable to anemia at baseline.