Home ▶ Vol 14, No 2 (2013) ▶ Southern African HIV Clinicians Society

 

1. The Repurposing of Acetylsalicylic Acid as a Photosensitiser to Inactivate the Growth of Cryptococcal Cells
Adepemi O. Ogundeji, Nozethu Mjokane, Olufemi S. Folorunso, Carolina H. Pohl, Martin M. Nyaga, Olihile M. Sebolai
Pharmaceuticals  vol: 14  issue: 5  first page: 404  year: 2021  
doi: 10.3390/ph14050404

2. The conundrum of clinical trials and standard of care in sub-Saharan Africa – the research nurse perspective
Jane Frances Ndyetukira, Richard Kwizera, Florence Kugonza, Cynthia Ahimbisibwe, Carol Namujju, Alisat Sadiq, Alice Namudde, Darlisha Williams, Mahsa Abassi, Joshua Rhein, David R Boulware, David B Meya
Journal of Research in Nursing  vol: 24  issue: 8  first page: 649  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1177/1744987118824625

3. Spatio-temporal Distribution of Meningitis in HIV Patients in Northern Egypt (2000-2018)
Ekram W. Abd El-Wahab, Yamen Hegazy, Talaat Farrag, Mohammed Metwally
Current HIV Research  vol: 18  issue: 6  first page: 405  year: 2020  
doi: 10.2174/1570162X18666200810132605

4. Modulating host immune responses to fight invasive fungal infections
James E Scriven, Mark W Tenforde, Stuart M Levitz, Joseph N Jarvis
Current Opinion in Microbiology  vol: 40  first page: 95  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2017.10.018

5. Experiences, challenges, gaps, and strategies for counselling persons presenting with advanced HIV-associated meningitis in Uganda
Alisat Sadiq, Richard Kwizera, Tadeo K Kiiza, Peruth Ayebare, Cynthia Ahimbisibwe, Jane Frances Ndyetukira, David R Boulware, David B. Meya
AIDS Research and Therapy  vol: 22  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1186/s12981-025-00705-z

6. A rare case of neonatal cryptococcal meningitis in an HIV-unexposed 2-day-old infant: the youngest to date?
Dominic Anthony O’Reilly
Paediatrics and International Child Health  vol: 36  issue: 2  first page: 154  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1179/2046905515Y.0000000018

7. Paradoxical respiratory failure due to cryptococcal pneumonia after amphotericin B treatment for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis
James E. Scriven, Francois CJ Botha, Charlotte Schutz, David G. Lalloo, Helen Wainwright, Graeme Meintjes
Medical Mycology Case Reports  vol: 19  first page: 38  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2017.02.004

8. Decreasing fluconazole susceptibility of clinical South African Cryptococcus neoformans isolates over a decade
Serisha D. Naicker, Ruth S. Mpembe, Tsidiso G. Maphanga, Thokozile G. Zulu, Daniel Desanto, Jeannette Wadula, Nomonde Mvelase, Caroline Maluleka, Kessendri Reddy, Halima Dawood, Motlatji Maloba, Nelesh P. Govender, Chaoyang Xue
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases  vol: 14  issue: 3  first page: e0008137  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008137

9. Copper Acyl Salicylate Has Potential as an Anti-Cryptococcus Antifungal Agent
Adepemi O. Ogundeji, Boitumelo F. Porotloane, Carolina H. Pohl, Pravin S. Kendrekar, Olihile M. Sebolai
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy  vol: 62  issue: 8  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1128/AAC.02345-17

10. A clinical rule for the prediction of meningitis in HIV patients in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy
Ekram W Abd El-Wahab, Talaat Farrag, Mohammed Metwally
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene  vol: 114  issue: 4  first page: 264  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trz107

11. Understanding Pathogenesis and Care Challenges of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in Fungal Infections
Sarah Dellière, Romain Guery, Sophie Candon, Blandine Rammaert, Claire Aguilar, Fanny Lanternier, Lucienne Chatenoud, Olivier Lortholary
Journal of Fungi  vol: 4  issue: 4  first page: 139  year: 2018  
doi: 10.3390/jof4040139

12. Cryptococcus neoformans: Diagnostic Dilemmas, Electron Microscopy and Capsular Variants
Monica Birkhead, Serisha D. Naicker, Nozuko P. Blasich, Ivy Rukasha, Juno Thomas, Charlotte Sriruttan, Shareef Abrahams, Grisselda S. Mavuso, Nelesh P. Govender
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease  vol: 4  issue: 1  first page: 1  year: 2018  
doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed4010001

13. Asymptomatic cryptococcal antigenemia in HIV-infected patients: a review of recent studies
Xiao-Lei Xu, Ting Zhao, Vijay Harypursat, Yan-Qiu Lu, Yan Li, Yao-Kai Chen
Chinese Medical Journal  vol: 133  issue: 23  first page: 2859  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000001134

14. Effect of oral fluconazole 1200 mg/day on QT interval in African adults with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis
Síle F. Molloy, John Bradley, Natasha Karunaharan, Muhammad Mputu, Neil Stone, Jacob Phulusa, Chimwemwe Chawinga, Kate Gaskell, Dalitso Segula, Damien Ming, Mary Peirse, Duncan Chanda, Shabir Lakhi, Angela Loyse, Cecilia Kanyama, Robert S. Heyderman, Thomas S. Harrison
AIDS  vol: 32  issue: 15  first page: 2259  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001961

15. HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Disease in Resource-Limited Settings: A Case for “Prevention Is Better Than Cure”?
Rita Oladele, Felix Bongomin, Sara Gago, David Denning
Journal of Fungi  vol: 3  issue: 4  first page: 67  year: 2017  
doi: 10.3390/jof3040067

16. Southern African HIV Clinicians Society guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and management of cryptococcal disease among HIV-infected persons: 2019 update
Nelesh P. Govender, Graeme Meintjes, Phetho Mangena, Jeremy Nel, Samantha Potgieter, Denasha Reddy, Helena Rabie, Douglas Wilson, John Black, David Boulware, Tom Boyles, Tom Chiller, Halima Dawood, Sipho Dlamini, Thomas S. Harrison, Prudence Ive, Joseph Jarvis, Alan Karstaedt, Matamela C. Madua, Colin Menezes, Mahomed-Yunus S. Moosa, Zaaheera Motlekar, Amir Shroufi, Sarah Lynn Stacey, Merika Tsitsi, Gilles van Cutsem, Ebrahim Variava, Michelle Venter, Rachel Wake
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine  vol: 20  issue: 1  year: 2019  
doi: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v20i1.1030

17. Repeated therapeutic lumbar punctures in cryptococcal meningitis – necessity and/or opportunity?
Christina C. Chang, John R. Perfect
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases  vol: 29  issue: 6  first page: 539  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000315

18. Prévalence de l’antigénémie cryptococcique et les facteurs associés chez les patients infectés par le VIH à Cotonou au Bénin
A. Ogouyèmi-Hounto, D.M. Zannou, G. Ayihounton, C. Ahouada, A. Azon-Kouanou, J. Acakpo, Y. Sissinto Savi de Tove, D. Kinde Gazard
Journal de Mycologie Médicale  vol: 26  issue: 4  first page: 391  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2016.08.007

19. High Cryptococcal Antigen Titers in Blood Are Predictive of Subclinical Cryptococcal Meningitis Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients
Rachel M Wake, Erika Britz, Charlotte Sriruttan, Ivy Rukasha, Tanvier Omar, David C Spencer, Jeremy S Nel, Sello Mashamaite, Adeboye Adelekan, Tom M Chiller, Joseph N Jarvis, Thomas S Harrison, Nelesh P Govender
Clinical Infectious Diseases  vol: 66  issue: 5  first page: 686  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1093/cid/cix872

20. Primaquine, an antimalarial drug that controls the growth of cryptococcal cells
Uju L. Madu, Adepemi O. Ogundeji, Carolina H. Pohl, Jacobus Albertyn, Olihile M. Sebolai
Journal of Medical Mycology  vol: 33  issue: 2  first page: 101361  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2023.101361

21. Nitrogen concentration affects amphotericin B and fluconazole tolerance of pathogenic cryptococci
Caylin Bosch, Barbra Toplis, Jo-Marie Vreulink, Heinrich Volschenk, Alfred Botha
FEMS Yeast Research  vol: 20  issue: 2  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1093/femsyr/foaa010

22. High-Dose Fluconazole Consolidation Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Much to Gain, Little to Lose
Richard A. Murphy, Timothy J. Hatlen, Mahomed-Yunus S. Moosa
AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses  vol: 34  issue: 5  first page: 399  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1089/aid.2017.0240

23. Survival following screening and preemptive antifungal therapy for subclinical cryptococcal disease in advanced HIV infection
Tariro Azure Makadzange, Admire Hlupeni, Rhoderick Machekano, Kathryn Boyd, Takudzwa Mtisi, Primrose Nyamayaro, Christine Ross, Snighdha Vallabhaneni, Shirish Balachandra, Prosper Chonzi, Chiratidzo Ellen Ndhlovu
AIDS  vol: 35  issue: 12  first page: 1929  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002971

24. Complicated and Protracted Cryptococcal Disease in HIV-infected Children
Haseena Hassan, Mark F. Cotton, Helena Rabie
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal  vol: 34  issue: 1  first page: 62  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000480

25. Paradoxical Cryptococcal Meningitis Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Matching Clinical Findings with MRI Findings
Sungjun Moon, Myong Hun Hahm
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology  vol: 79  issue: 6  first page: 359  year: 2018  
doi: 10.3348/jksr.2018.79.6.359

26. Transcriptomic response ofCryptococcus neoformansto ecologically relevant nitrogen concentrations
Caylin Bosch, Zoë Bhana, Barbra Toplis, Heinrich Volschenk, Alfred Botha
FEMS Yeast Research  vol: 21  issue: 4  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1093/femsyr/foab028

27. A review of the management and outcome of patients admitted with cryptococcal meningitis at a regional hospital in KwaZulu-Natal province
Andrew J Ross, Egide Ndayishimiye
South African Family Practice  vol: 61  issue: 4  first page: 159  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1080/20786190.2019.1607480

28. Lived experience of people with cryptococcal meningitis: A qualitative study
Neo A. Legare, Vanessa C. Quan, Nelesh P. Govender, Jane W. Muchiri
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine  vol: 25  issue: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v25i1.1560

29. A systematic review of fluconazole resistance in clinical isolates ofCryptococcusspecies
Felix Bongomin, Rita O. Oladele, Sara Gago, Caroline B. Moore, Malcolm D. Richardson
Mycoses  vol: 61  issue: 5  first page: 290  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1111/myc.12747

30. Cost-effectiveness analysis of flucytosine as induction therapy in the treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected adults in South Africa
Jacqui Miot, Trudy Leong, Simbarashe Takuva, Andrew Parrish, Halima Dawood
BMC Health Services Research  vol: 21  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06268-9

31. Cryptococcal Meningitis: Diagnosis and Management Update
Mahsa Abassi, David R. Boulware, Joshua Rhein
Current Tropical Medicine Reports  vol: 2  issue: 2  first page: 90  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1007/s40475-015-0046-y