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cryptococcal meningitis

American  

noun

  1. a form of meningitis resulting from opportunistic infection by a cryptococcus fungus, occurring in persons who are immunodeficient.


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DNDi tackles diseases that proliferate in parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America including Dengue fever, malaria, pediatric HIV, hepatitis C, and cryptococcal meningitis.

From Seattle Times Jun. 1, 2023

For my uncle’s particular infection – cryptococcal meningitis – there was a drug called Fluconazole.

From The Guardian Apr. 18, 2020

Used to treat cryptococcal meningitis, flucytosine costs $2,000 a day in the United States, versus $22 a day in Britain.

From Seattle Times May 2, 2016

The progress against cryptococcal meningitis, a fungal infection of the brain, has been especially striking.

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