Title
Management of Cryptococcal Disease
Authoring Organization
Publication Month/Year
February 1, 2010
Last Updated Month/Year
November 25, 2024
Supplemental Implementation Tools
Document Type
Guideline
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Target Patient Population
Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infection, organ transplant recipients, and non–HIV infected and nontransplant hosts
PICO Questions
WHAT ARE THE MOST APPROPRIATE TREATMENT STRATEGIES IN THE PATIENT WITH CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGOENCEPHALITIS?
HOW ARE COMPLICATIONS MANAGED IN PATIENTS WITH CRYPTOCOCCOSIS?
WHAT ARE THE APPROPRIATE TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR PATIENTS WITH NONMENINGEAL CRYPTOCOCCOSIS?
WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE TREATMENT FOR CRYPTOCOCCOSIS IN SPECIAL CLINICAL SITUATIONS (PREGNANT WOMEN, CHILDREN, RESOURCE-LIMITED ENVIRONMENT, AND C. GATTII INFECTION)?
Inclusion Criteria
Male, Female, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Older adult
Health Care Settings
Ambulatory, Hospital
Intended Users
Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Treatment, Management
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D003454 - Cryptococcus
Keywords
fungal infection, cryptococcosis, cryptococcoma, cryptococcus, Cryptococcus neoformans, C. neoformans
Source Citation
Perfect JR, Dismukes WE, Dromer F, Goldman DL, Graybill JR, Hamill RJ, Harrison TS, Larsen RA, Lortholary O, Nguyen MH, Pappas PG, Powderly WG, Singh N, Sobel JD, Sorrell TC. Clinical practice guidelines for the management of cryptococcal disease: 2010 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Feb 1;50(3):291-322.