Treatment of cryptococcosis in the setting of HIV coinfection

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2007 Dec;5(6):1019-30. doi: 10.1586/14787210.5.6.1019.

Abstract

The HIV pandemic has been associated with a rise in the prevalence of primary and recurrent cryptococcosis. Evidence-based treatment algorithms exist for the use of antifungal drugs and maintaining normal intracranial pressure in HIV-infected hosts with cryptococcal meningitis. Further investigation is needed for the treatment of cases with refractory infections and cryptococcosis-related immune reconstitution syndrome, along with the optimal use of adjuvant therapies. Primary and secondary prevention strategies remain at the crux of global control strategies for cryptococcal disease.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Central Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Central Nervous System Diseases / prevention & control
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Cryptococcosis / drug therapy*
  • Cryptococcosis / etiology
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV*
  • Humans

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents