@article{004108f4b0f9468dac491f95cb7daf5c,
title = "Fungal Burden and Raised Intracranial Pressure Are Independently Associated With Visual Loss in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis",
abstract = "Among 472 patients with human immunodeficiency virus-associated cryptococcal meningitis, 16\% had severe visual loss at presentation, and 46\% of these were 4-week survivors and remained severely impaired. Baseline cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure ≥40 cmH2O (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.56; 95\% confidence interval [CI], 1.36–4.83; P = .02) and fungal burden >6.0 log10 colonies/mL (aOR, 3.01; 95\% CI, 1.58–5.7; P = .003) were independently associated with severe visual loss.",
keywords = "cryptococcal meningitis, fungal burden, HIV, raised intracranial pressure, visual loss",
author = "Molloy, \{S{\'i}le F.\} and Brad Ross and Cecilia Kanyama and Sayoki Mfinanga and Sokoine Lesikari and Heyderman, \{Robert S.\} and Newton Kalata and Jayne Ellis and Charles Kouanfack and Duncan Chanda and Elvis Temfack and Shabir Lakhi and Anand Moodley and Chan, \{Adrienne K.\} and \{Van Oosterhout\}, \{Joep J.\} and Yacouba Mapoure and Peter Mwaba and David Lalloo and Duolao Wang and Olivier Lortholary and Shabbar Jaffar and Hosseinipour, \{Mina C.\} and Angela Loyse and Harrison, \{Thomas S.\} and Tihana Bicanic",
year = "2021",
month = apr,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1093/ofid/ofab066",
language = "English",
volume = "8",
pages = "ofab066",
journal = "Open Forum Infectious Diseases",
issn = "2328-8957",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "4",
}