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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of cases reports of C.laurentii infection in English language publications on PubMed

From: Clinical diversity of invasive cryptococcosis in AIDS patients from central China: report of two cases with review of literature

Year

Age/gender

Region

Underlying conditions

Main manifestation

Positive culture results

Medical treatment

Duration of therapy

Outcome

Citation

2017

24/F

India

HSCT recipient

Diarrhea

Stool

Voriconazole

6 weeks

Resolved

[18]

2017

47/F

Korea

HSCT recipient

Fever +skin lesion

Blood+skin biopsy

Amphotericin B

3 weeks

Resolved

[19]

2015

30/F

India

Post-partum

Signs of meningitis

CSF

Amphotericin B

2 days

Dead

[20]

2015

42/F

Brazilian

Cervical neoplasia

Dyspnea

Blood

Fluconazole

22 weeks

Resolved

[21]

2015

74/M

Italy

Chemotherapy for rectal cancer

Nausea+vomit+diarrhea

Stool

Amphotericin B liposome

10 days

Resolved

[22]

2015

47/F

Italy

SLE

Fever

Bronchial lavage

Amphotericin B + Fluconazole

8 months

Resolved

[23]

2013

8/F

Spain

Immunocompetent

Skin lesion

Scrapings

Fluconazole

2 weeks

Resolved

[24]

2013

76/M

Indian

Post-operation

Fever +respiratory failure

Blood

Amphotericin B liposome + Fluconazole

4 weeks

Resolved

[25]

2012

55/M

Indian

Renal transplant recipient

Skin lesion

Skin biopsy

Amphoterincin B + flucytosine

> 7 days

Resolved

[26]

2009

−/M

Poland

Glomerulonephritis under immunosupressant

Fever

Blood

Fluconazole + Itraconazole

8 weeks

Resolved

[27]

2006

35/F

Indian

Diabetic +AIDS

Fever, cough, sputum

Sputum and pleural fluid

Fluconazole

5 weeks

Resolved

[28]

2006

35/M

Hawaii

AIDS

Fever +Signs of meningitis

Blood+CSF

Amphotericin B + Fluconazole

3 months

Resolved

[29]

2005

9/M

Hungary

HIGM-1

Signs of meningitis

CSF

Fluconazole

10 months

Resolved

[30]

2002

16/M

Israel

Ganglioneuroblastoma

Fever

Blood

Amphotericin B

3 weeks

Resolved

[31]

2001

< 1/F

Taiwan

Premature neonate

Sepsis syndrome

Blood

Amphotericin B

40 days

Resolved

[32]

1998

34/M

Greece

AIDS

Signs of meningitis

CSF

Amphotericin B + flucytosine

2 weeks

Resolved

[33]

1998

< 1/M

USA

Premature neonate

Urinary tract deformity

Urine + blood

Amphotericin B + flucytosine

2 weeks

Resolved

[34]

1998

27/F

USA

IDU

Fever +Skin lesion

Blood

Fluconazole

4 weeks

Resolved

[34]

1998

51/M

USA

Diabetic

Keratitis

Corneal

Amphotericin B + miconazole

14 weeks

Resolved

[35]

1997

17/M

Slovak

Bone marrow transplant

Fever

Blood

Fluconazole

2 weeks

Resolved

[36]

1995

61/F

USA

Chronic uveitis

Endophthalmitis

Vitreous biopsy

Fluconazole

5 months

Resolved

[37]

1981

Corticosteroid therapy for dermatomyositis

Lung abscess

Amphotericin B

Resolved

[38]

1977

40//M

MAC coinfection

Cutaneous granulomas

Skin biopsy

Amphoterincin B

Resolved

[39]

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