The clinical profiles and outcomes of HIV-negative cryptococcal meningitis patients in type II diabetes mellitus

BackgroundThe clinical profiles and outcomes of cryptococcal meningitis have been shown to vary depending on the underlying condition. The aim of this study was to investigate clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients with and without type II diabetes mellitus.MethodsA retrospective study wa...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC infectious diseases 2021-02, Vol.21 (1), p.224-224, Article 224
Hauptverfasser: Li, Hang, Li, Xiaojing, Zhang, Lei, Fang, Wenjie, Zhang, Keming, Arastehfar, Amir, Ilkit, Macit, Hu, Dongying, Chen, Xianzhen, Wang, Huiwei, Ling, Liyan, Lin, Jianjun, Xu, Bin, Liao, Wanqing, Pan, Weihua, Zhang, Qilong
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Zusammenfassung:BackgroundThe clinical profiles and outcomes of cryptococcal meningitis have been shown to vary depending on the underlying condition. The aim of this study was to investigate clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients with and without type II diabetes mellitus.MethodsA retrospective study was performed. Clinical data of HIV-negative cryptococcal meningitis patients with type II diabetes mellitus (n=26) and without type II diabetes mellitus (n=52) referring to the Jiangxi Chest Hospital between January 2012 to December 2018 were analyzed. The data were analyzed using chi square, none-parametric tests, and logistic regression. P-values
ISSN:1471-2334
1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/s12879-021-05867-5