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*Annual incidence of HIV associated cryptococcus infection is estimated to be 1 million cases worldwide. | *Annual incidence of HIV associated cryptococcus infection is estimated to be 1 million cases worldwide. | ||
*600,000 of patients with cryptococcus infection will die within 3 months of diagnosis.<ref name="ParkWannemuehler2009">{{cite journal|last1=Park|first1=Benjamin J|last2=Wannemuehler|first2=Kathleen A|last3=Marston|first3=Barbara J|last4=Govender|first4=Nelesh|last5=Pappas|first5=Peter G|last6=Chiller|first6=Tom M|title=Estimation of the current global burden of cryptococcal meningitis among persons living with HIV/AIDS|journal=AIDS|volume=23|issue=4|year=2009|pages=525–530|issn=0269-9370|doi=10.1097/QAD.0b013e328322ffac}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- Annual incidence of HIV associated cryptococcus infection is estimated to be 1 million cases worldwide.
- 600,000 of patients with cryptococcus infection will die within 3 months of diagnosis.[1]
References
- ↑ Park, Benjamin J; Wannemuehler, Kathleen A; Marston, Barbara J; Govender, Nelesh; Pappas, Peter G; Chiller, Tom M (2009). "Estimation of the current global burden of cryptococcal meningitis among persons living with HIV/AIDS". AIDS. 23 (4): 525–530. doi:10.1097/QAD.0b013e328322ffac. ISSN 0269-9370.